Use your favorite festive tipples in our boozy bake recipes.
2. Christmas meringue pies
Serve these Christmas meringue pies as particular person desserts at your festive ceremonial dinner. The pastry is spiced with warming cloves and cinnamon, whereas the creamy clementine curd is filled with zingy lemon and orange juices. Use a blowtorch to briefly toast the meringue for a golden end.
See extra gorgeous treats in our meringue assortment.
3. Jamaican ginger sponge pudding
Take a break from conventional Christmas pudding and do this Jamaican ginger sponge pudding as a substitute. The ginger sponge is loaded with festive spices and topped with a beneficiant drizzle of rum caramel sauce. Serve with double cream for additional indulgence.
For extra warming bakes, see our ginger cake assortment.
4. Winter berry & white chocolate pots
Make these winter berry & white chocolate pots as much as three days forward for a stress-free Christmas dessert. Layer white chocolate cream with a berry mousse for a shocking consequence. High the possets with chopped pistachios and recent pomegranate seeds, then serve with chunky pistachio biscuits.
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5. White forest Christmas tree traybake
Add some sparkle to your desk with this white forest Christmas tree traybake. The white chocolate sponge is spiced with warming cinnamon and ginger, then layered with sticky cherry jam and wealthy buttercream. Adorn with meringues, frosted bay leaves, ginger biscuits and gold leaf for a showstopping centrepiece.
For extra spectacular muffins, see our Christmas baking assortment.
6. The final word Christmas brownies
Festive thrives and edible add-ons make these brownies additional particular. Sprinkle over crunchy amaretti biscuits and wealthy chocolate truffles then spritz with edible gold spray for a wow-worthy dessert. Mud with icing sugar to create a snowy impact.
For one more Christmassy tackle brownies, make our mulled wine brownie shock served with vanilla ice cream.
7. Christmas pudding cheesecake
Serve household and mates our Christmas pudding cheesecake for all of the flavours of a Christmas pud in a smoother, creamier package deal. A glug of brandy and a crunchy ginger base brightens up the wealthy vanilla filling.
Attempt a slice with a cup of our cinnamon butter rum or Christmas espresso.
8. White chocolate, orange & cranberry Christmas cake
If you happen to’re not a fan of conventional fruitcake, bake our white chocolate, orange & cranberry sponge topped with meringue kisses and gold leaf. Attempt any one in all our three inspiring designs to brighten – whichever you select, it is certain to be a success.
Need extra recommendation on festive ending touches? See our information on find out how to adorn a Christmas cake.
9. Salted caramel yuletide log
Salted caramel takes centrestage on this gorgeous Bûche de Noël topped with redcurrants and a dusting of icing sugar. With a smooth sponge and clean caramel icing, it is a decadent, scrumptious bake.
For a super-simple (however no much less delectable) model, strive our best ever no-bake chocolate yuletide log.
10. Mince pie baklava
Serve up these mincemeat-filled baklava bites with ice cream or espresso for a Christmas dessert with a distinction. Create professional-looking pastries utilizing ready-made components and intelligent shortcuts, then field them up for an edible home made present, should you like.
Attempt our 5 methods with mince pies for extra recipe makeovers.
11. Finest ever tiramisu
Tiramisu is one in all our hottest recipes each Christmas, with good purpose. Make this creamy coffee-flavoured dessert a few days earlier than Christmas for an excellent richer flavour. Watch our video for a fast demo of our greatest ever tiramisu recipe.
12. Gold Christmas drip cake
Bake a showstopping spiced sponge cake topped with a gingerbread tree to wow family and friends this Christmas. Use edible gold spray to attain a festive shimmer, then drizzle over white chocolate for a snowy impact.
13. Malted milk melting snowman cake
You may be strolling on air after making an attempt our snowman cake adorned with chocolate buttons, icing, ganache and a fondant nostril. Get the children concerned within the artistic facet to maintain little palms busy. You will not discover a cuter Christmas cake on the market.
Try our Christmas cake assortment for extra enjoyable, festive bakes.
14. Golden amaretti Christmas cake
Our amaretti Christmas cake is a mixture of development and custom. An nearly all-in-one methodology means it is simple to organize, saving you stress within the kitchen. Scatter over some biscuits and candied almonds for an informal however artistic crowning glory.
15. Chocolate orange bombe
We love a shock at Christmas, and this chocolate orange bombe with a hidden cream cheese and cranberry filling would not disappoint. Spectacular to take a look at and simple to execute, this gorgeous pud is one for impressing a crowd.
You might additionally make cake truffles along with your unused cake crumbs and leftover chocolate. Merely scoop your combination into balls and roll into truffles, dip in chocolate, mud with cocoa and chill till set.
16. Black Forest trifle
Trifle is a Christmas traditional, however you may reinvent it in numerous methods. James Martin’s Black Forest trifle is a magnificence, however it will not preserve you tied up within the kitchen. It requires just some key components and cautious meeting to attain a creamy, kirsch-laced delight.
17. Mince pie brownies
Get the most effective of each worlds on this final festive mash-up. Put mini mince pies into brownie combination and shock your family and friends. They’re good for making forward, as a batch will last as long as every week in an hermetic container.
18. Mince pie cheesecake
Mince pie and cheesecake be part of forces on this epic festive no-bake. It is an unlikely pairing – mince pies kind the cheesecake base – however the flavours work brilliantly collectively. It is also the tastiest solution to beat Christmas meals waste and deplete any leftover mince pies!
Try our recipe for traditional mince pies or discover extra delectable cheesecake recipes.
19. Christmas crumble
Carry the flavours of Christmas right into a much-loved pud: the standard crumble. We have mixed apples with cranberries and festive spices to maintain it true to the season – be sure to serve with loads of custard for the final word consolation dessert.
Flick through our assortment of crumble recipes for extra comforting crumble content material.
20. Subsequent degree sherry trifle
Take your love of trifle additional with this ultra-festive dessert. Store-bought madeira loaf cake is soaked in orange juice and sherry, then layered with frozen raspberries, home made custard and sherry-spiked cream. We have made an important parts of this trifle from scratch, with a number of shortcuts for the less complicated elements.
If you happen to just like the look of this, take a look at our chocolate orang-tini trifle or discover extra trifle recipes in our trifle assortment.
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