You can make this incredible lamington wreath dessert with only 6 ingredients you can get from your local supermarket! You won't believe how easy it is to create this stunning budget-friendly Christmas dessert in less than an hour.

Lamingtons are a favourite of mine, but this wreath takes it to a whole new level! Image source: Shutterstock.

Ingredients

• 500g frozen strawberries (see notes)
• 2/3 cup caster sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
• 2 cups thickened cream
• 26 lamington fingers (see notes)
• 500g small fresh strawberries

Method

1. Place frozen strawberries and 1/2 cup sugar in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook, crushing strawberries with a wooden spoon, for 10 minutes or until sugar has dissolved. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 10 minutes or until the mixture is syrupy.
2. Remove from heat. Strain syrup mixture through a fine sieve into a jug. Discard solids. Wash and dry pan. Return syrup to the pan. Stir in vanilla bean paste. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer for 12 minutes or until slightly thickened. Remove from heat. Set aside to cool completely.
3. Using an electric mixer, beat cream and remaining sugar until just-firm peaks form. Add 1/3 cup strawberry syrup to cream. Fold through to create a rippled effect.
4. Carefully spoon cream mixture into a large snap-lock bag. Snip 2cm off one corner. Pipe a 23cm ring on a flat serving plate to form the base. This ring will secure the lamingtons to the plate.
5. Pipe a little cream mixture onto 1 face of 1 lamington. Place lamington on its side on a cream ring to start assembling the wreath. Pipe a little cream onto 1 face of the next lamington. Place in front of lamington on a plate and sandwich together. Repeat the process with remaining lamingtons and cream mixture to form the wreath.
6. Reserve 12 fresh strawberries. Hull and finely dice remaining strawberries. Cut 3 of the reserved strawberries in half. Using the picture as a guide, top wreath with the whole, halved and diced strawberries. Spoon over remaining syrup mixture. Serve and enjoy!

 

[Teddy is my boy]

Sounds really nice but would like a pic of the finished wreath please

 

[Leeshia]

Yes definitely want to see the finished product.

 

[Happyjack]

You can make this incredible lamington wreath dessert with only 6 ingredients you can get from your local supermarket! You won't believe how easy it is to create this stunning budget-friendly Christmas dessert in less than an hour.

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Lamingtons are a favourite of mine, but this wreath takes it to a whole new level! Image source: Shutterstock.

Ingredients

• 500g frozen strawberries (see notes)
• 2/3 cup caster sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
• 2 cups thickened cream
• 26 lamington fingers (see notes)
• 500g small fresh strawberries

Method

1. Place frozen strawberries and 1/2 cup sugar in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook, crushing strawberries with a wooden spoon, for 10 minutes or until sugar has dissolved. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 10 minutes or until the mixture is syrupy.
2. Remove from heat. Strain syrup mixture through a fine sieve into a jug. Discard solids. Wash and dry pan. Return syrup to the pan. Stir in vanilla bean paste. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer for 12 minutes or until slightly thickened. Remove from heat. Set aside to cool completely.
3. Using an electric mixer, beat cream and remaining sugar until just-firm peaks form. Add 1/3 cup strawberry syrup to cream. Fold through to create a rippled effect.
4. Carefully spoon cream mixture into a large snap-lock bag. Snip 2cm off one corner. Pipe a 23cm ring on a flat serving plate to form the base. This ring will secure the lamingtons to the plate.
5. Pipe a little cream mixture onto 1 face of 1 lamington. Place lamington on its side on a cream ring to start assembling the wreath. Pipe a little cream onto 1 face of the next lamington. Place in front of lamington on a plate and sandwich together. Repeat the process with remaining lamingtons and cream mixture to form the wreath.
6. Reserve 12 fresh strawberries. Hull and finely dice remaining strawberries. Cut 3 of the reserved strawberries in half. Using the picture as a guide, top wreath with the whole, halved and diced strawberries. Spoon over remaining syrup mixture. Serve and enjoy!

But for some real fun make one of the lamingtons from sponge rubber.

 

[Jamy]

I wouldn't be straining and discarding the strawberries. If try and break them up before putting into pot. Then make sure they are in small bits after cooking.