[citation needed] Lolly cake is similar to chocolate salami and fifteens.

Traditionally, explorer lollies (known as eskimo lollies prior to March 2021 following the George Floyd protests)[2] or fruit puffs are used, which are like firm, but soft and chewy, marshmallows.

They are added to the base mixture, which consists of crushed plain malt biscuits combined with melted butter and sweetened condensed milk.

[3] The mixture is usually pressed into a log shape and rolled in desiccated coconut, and then refrigerated until set and sliced.

Lolly cakes can be found in most New Zealand supermarkets, bakeries and some dairies and petrol stations.