Mum's 15 minute Christmas dessert is taking social media by storm (2024)

• A Melbourne mother has invented a Christmas cake made of lamingtons
• She whipped up the 15 minute creation using just cream, jam and some berries
• Mint leaves were placed on top for some festive decoration at the end
• It comes after another woman made a pavlova grazing board that went viral

As pavlova grazing boards continue to wow the internet, a mother has created a lamington Christmas dessert that can be whipped up in just 15 minutes - and it's set to rival the popularity of the meringue.

The Melbourne-based woman shared her festive recipe on social media, calling the cake both 'easy' and 'delicious'.

'A 15 minute hack using two packets of lamington fingers, Coles cream whipped with two tablespoons of castor sugar and one teaspoon of vanilla bean paste and some jam, fruit and mint leaves to decorate,' she wrote.

The result is a neat circle of lamingtons stuck together in a circle with jam and cream and a pile of blueberries, strawberries and red currants in the centre.

Asked how she served such a delight, the woman said she used a knife to give each person two lamington fingers with cream and spooned a pile of berries on top.

It received high praise by those who hadn't thought of the simple concept before.

'This is an amazing idea. I've never seen anything like it, it's brilliant,' said one satisfied reader.

'Woah that is so pretty and looks spectacular for how simple the hack actually is. I'm mind-banking this idea,' said another.

It comes just a day after Canberra-based baker Shalini, the founder of Swish Biscuits, shared her own holiday dessert idea on Facebook.

'We had an early family Christmas today and I had to share my dessert idea - a pavlova grazing board,' she captioned a photo of her extravagant creation.

Shalini filled a wooden tray with mini meringues and surrounded them with little jars filled with passionfruit, nutella, homemade raspberry sauce, salted caramel and lemon curd.

She completed the board with lots of fruit, coconut, chocolate and fresh mint.

'Everyone gets to make their own custom pavs just the way they like it,' she wrote.

Although many will choose to buy store-bought meringues from the supermarket, Shalini made her own meringue nests with eight egg whites, caster sugar, cornflour and apple cider vinegar.

Since, others have created their own versions surrounded by brownies, cakes, cheese, dips and Christmas cake.

The trend is the most recent of many Christmas dishes taking social media by storm, with a mother recently wowing foodies with her two-ingredient $3.30 vanilla slice.

Using Aeroplane's famous $1 'Vanilla Dessert Mix'and a box of $2.30 Frozen Puff Pastry sheets, available from Woolworths, the Australian mum baked a tray of slices in the shape of Christmastrees.

The recipe,which was posted anonymously in a cooking group on Facebook, received widespread praise, with many calling it the perfect addition to a Christmas dessert platter.

'Made Christmas Tree Vanilla Slices today...so delicious! Lost count how many I ate,' the mother captioned her post.

'I used Aeroplane Dessert Mix and puff pastry. I'll be adding this to my dessert platter on Christmas Day. So easy to make!'

After cutting the ready made pastry into shapes using a tree-shaped cookie cutter, separate the pieces on a baking tray and bake until golden brown.

While the pastry bakes, blend the dessert mix with full fat milk until the mixture is thick and creamy.

Once the pastry is cool, scoop a generous dollop of custard onto half the shapes, pressing a second tree on top and smoothing spillages around the edges with a butter knife.