Show-stopping Christmas dessert recipes
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Festive desserts
Caramelised pineapple and coconut trifle with rum syllabub
A boozy pineapple trifle with coconut custard makes a great festive dessert. This show-stopping pud might even be better than your gran's.
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Christmas cake recipes
Chetna Makan’s saffron and pistachio Christmas cake
Want an alternative Christmas cake? Chetna Makan's recipe is made with saffron and pistachios, soaked dried fruit and beautifully balanced spices.
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Panettone, vin santo berries and zabaglione cream trifle
A master pairing of boozy berries, panettone and creamy zabaglione makes this Christmas trifle recipe one not to miss.
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Naked cake recipes
Cardamom cake with orange blossom buttercream
Make this special cardamom cake with orange blossom icing the centrepiece of any Christmas or birthday celebration table.
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Make-ahead Christmas dessert recipes
Caramelised clementine and almond trifle
Make this ultimate clementine trifle recipe with soft sponge, caramelised clementines, thick custard, cream and an amaretto crunch.
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Bundt cake recipes
Sticky gingerbread bundt cake
A spiced, sticky joy to eat, this very easy bundt cake recipe is flavoured with stem ginger and cinnamon and decorated with icing and pomegranate seeds.
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Festive desserts
Hazelnut meringue cake
This showstopping dessert combines layers of hazelnut meringue and sherry chocolate cream topped with chocolate and toasted hazelnuts.
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British puddings
Boozy inside-out trifle cake
This inside-out trifle cake recipe is a brilliant twist on the traditional trifle and can be prepared the day before serving.
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Make-ahead Christmas dessert recipes
Spiced fruit, mascarpone and muscat semifreddo
This beautiful, fruit-flecked semifreddo is a scrumptious alternative to traditional Christmas desserts and lighter than Christmas pudding.
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Festive desserts
Hazelnut meringue cake with mulled wine pears
This is an indulgent meringue cake that's creamy in the middle and crisp on the outside – complemented perfectly by sweet, mulled wine pears.
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December seasonal recipes
Christmas pavlova
This decadent, boozy Christmas pavolva is made with caramelised clementine and pomegranate and is perfect for a festive lunch showstopper.
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Festive desserts
Salted caramel and chocolate profiteroles
This profiterole recipe really is something special, thanks to the addition of salted caramel, and it's easier than it looks.
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Christmas pudding recipes
Chocolate Christmas pudding with cranberry toffee sauce
A deliciously indulgent chocolate Christmas pudding recipe that will knock the stockings off any other traditional Christmas pud
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