Christmas baking recipes

Warming spices, boozy sponges and plenty of sweet, dried fruit – plus some savoury baking ideas too, like our to-die-for cheesy garlic bread wreath.

These Christmas baking ideas span traditional recipes from across the globe.

Take a look through our dedicated Christmas recipes hub too.

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Chocolate orange blackout cake

Chocolate orange recipes

Chocolate orange blackout cake

Edd Kimber's blackout cake has tiers of chocolate sponge and an orange mascarpone filling. A perfect festive bake for chocolate orange fans.

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Air fryer marzipan chocolate brownies

Brownie recipes

Air fryer marzipan chocolate brownies

Brownies with a molten marzipan core and nutty top – perfect for Christmas. Using the air fryer works means a crackly top AND a gooey centre,

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Nicola Lamb’s French toast cinnamon buns

Bun recipes

Nicola Lamb’s French toast cinnamon buns

Behold the squidigiest, most delicious cinnamon buns ever. These French toast buns are bathed in rum custard and drizzled with caramel icing.

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Melomakarona (Greek Christmas biscuits)

Christmas recipes from around the world

Melomakarona (Greek Christmas biscuits)

 Irini Tzortzoglou shares her recipe for melomakarona, traditional Greek honey and olive oil biscuits usually made at Christmastime. 

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Chocolate, blood orange and hazelnut cake

Chocolate cake recipes

Chocolate, blood orange and hazelnut cake

This terrific chocolate hazelnut cake gets its moistness from whole cooked oranges, and is topped with candied orange peel.

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Clementine and sloe gin mince pies

Mince pie recipes

Clementine and sloe gin mince pies

Clementine zest and sloe gin add a fresh, fruity punch to shop-bought mincemeat in an easy mince pies recipe that tastes 100% homemade.

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Clementine, cardamom and ricotta cake

Clementine recipes

Clementine, cardamom and ricotta cake

Light and fluffy, rich with ricotta and fragrant with cardamom, this easy clementine cake recipe is a crowdpleaser.

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Tres leches eggnog cake

Christmas baking recipes

Tres leches eggnog cake

This tres leches eggnog cake puts a festive spin on the Mexican milk-soaked cake. The snowy bake is light, fluffy and subtly spiced.

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Honey & Co’s almond drop doughnuts

Doughnut recipes

Honey & Co’s almond drop doughnuts

Honey & Co's doughnuts are a joy to eat: a little squidgy and ultra-light. Ground almonds, lemon zest and cinnamon sugar add flavour. 

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Ecclefechan tarts

Baking recipes

Ecclefechan tarts

The Hebridean Baker (aka Coinneach MacLeod), shares his recipe for ecclefechan tarts, a delightful Scottish alternative to mince pies.

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Gingerbread s’mores tree

Gingerbread ideas for Christmas

Gingerbread s’mores tree

Break off a few pieces of gingerbread tree, sandwich with toasted marshmallow snowballs and dip in choc for a s’mores-inspired festive bite.

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Mulling-spiced apple biscuits for cheese

Christmas biscuits

Mulling-spiced apple biscuits for cheese

Oats, parmesan and apples are given a mulled spice kick to create seriously good biscuits for cheese. Add them to your Christmas cheeseboard.

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Mulled fig and apple Christmas cake

Christmas cake recipes

Mulled fig and apple Christmas cake

This lighter take on Christmas cake is packed with fruit, adding figs and apples to the classic mix. Mulled cider brings comforting warmth.

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Manon Lagrève’s mini canelés

Patisserie recipes

Manon Lagrève’s mini canelés

Manon Lagrève shares a family recipe for mini canelés. The wonderful batter is flavoured with vanilla and rum, and caramelises during baking.

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Richard Bertinet’s frangipane mince pies

Mince pie recipes

Richard Bertinet’s frangipane mince pies

Try Richard Bertinet's frangipane mince pies. Rich mincemeat, almond cream, crisp sweet pastry and a flaky almond top = mince pie perfection.

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Sweet golden dumplings with ginger sauce

Festive desserts

Sweet golden dumplings with ginger sauce

These golden, sweet dumplings are a Christmas favourite in Hungary and Romania. Serve the warm, yeasted buns with a jug of vanilla sauce.

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