Show-stopping Christmas dessert recipes
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Cranberry recipes
Cranberry pavlova with sorbet
Can't face Christmas pud? Our cranberry pavlova is the perfect counterpoint of sweet and sharp to balance the rich flavours of Christmas.
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Dinner party dessert recipes
Tropical baked Alaska
Try our incredible tropical baked Alaska: cut away at the meringue outer to reveal a passionfruit ice cream and coconut sponge cake waiting for you inside.
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Make-ahead Christmas dessert recipes
Clementine, pomegranate and cranberry jelly
We've combined lots of festive flavours including clementine, pomegranate and cranberry to create this fruity Christmas jelly.
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Baked cheesecake recipes
Polish Christmas cheesecake
The perfect cheesecake recipe for the colder months, try Ren Behan's Polish baked Christmas cheesecake with dried fruit for a cheesecake with a difference.
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Chocolate cake recipes
Black forest gâteau
Layers of chocolate sponge, cream and boozy kirsch cherries provide the building blocks for this classic black forest gateau.
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Cheesecake recipes
Bounty parfait cheesecake
Try our vegan bounty cheesecake for your next dinner party dessert. A coconut biscuit base is topped with coconut cream tand dark chocolate.
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Festive desserts
White russian roulade
Try our white russian chocolate roulade for a Christmas dessert that will knock the socks off your guests. It's a little bit boozy and ever so decadent.
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Festive desserts
Negroni meringue pavlova wreath with pomegranate and pistachio
We've combined our favourite cocktail with a showstopping pavlova to create this negroni meringue wreath, topped with pomegranate and pistachio.
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Cheesecake recipes
Lingonberry and orange cheesecake with a gingersnap crust
With its heart-shaped topping, this Swedish orange-scented cheesecake by Steffi Knowles-Dellner is a real treat for a special occasion or a romantic dessert.
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Festive desserts
White chocolate, orange and ginger profiteroles
We've revitalised this 1970s classic with these white chocolate drizzled profiteroles filled with an orange and ginger cream.
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Festive desserts
Chocolate Christmas cake
Celebrate the holiday season the right way with this wonderful chocolate Christmas cake.
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Christmas baking recipes
Eggnog layer cake
Slice through rum-laced eggnog frosting to reveal a rich chocolatey interior, with more eggnog custard. It's a Christmas cake showstopper!
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Festive desserts
Richard Bertinet’s Bûche de Noël (Yule log)
Richard Bertinet indulges in this showstopper Bûche de Noël (also called a Yule log) dessert after a French-style meal, on Christmas Eve.
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Frozen dessert recipes
Semifreddo with iced berries and hot white chocolate sauce
Semifreddo topped with frozen berries and a drizzle of hot white chocolate sauce makes a fantastic festive or dinner party dessert.
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Celebration cake recipes
White forest gateau
Three layers of sponge are sandwiched together with white chocolate and kirsch cherries to make a decadent white forest gateau. Cake heaven.
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Festive desserts
Almond sponge and raspberry ripple baked alaska
We're bringing back Baked Alaska. Our recipe combines almond sponge with raspberry ripple ice cream for a truly show-stopping dessert.
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