Show-stopping Christmas dessert recipes
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Cranberry recipes
Cranberry pavlova with sorbet
Can’t face Christmas pud after the big dinner? Our cranberry pavlova is the perfect counterpoint of sweet and sharp to...
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Dinner party dessert recipes
Tropical baked Alaska
Here’s a baking project to try: the famous ice cream dessert that goes in the oven. Try our incredible tropical...
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Make-ahead Christmas dessert recipes
Clementine, pomegranate and cranberry jelly
We’ve combined festive flavours of clementine, pomegranate and cranberry to create this fruity Christmas jelly. Feeling nostalgic? These rhubarb and...
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Baked cheesecake recipes
Polish Christmas cheesecake
Indulge in a slice, (or two), of food writer Ren Behan’s Polish Christmas cheesecake with dried fruit, perfect for the...
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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. We’ve...
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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...
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Festive desserts
White russian roulade
No one can resist the call of a light chocolate sponge filled with whipped cream and covered in chocolate curls...
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Festive desserts
Negroni meringue pavlova wreath with pomegranate and pistachio
Why have one good thing when you can have two? We’ve combined our favourite cocktail with a showstopping pavlova to...
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Cheesecake recipes
Lingonberry and orange cheesecake with a gingersnap crust
With its heart-shaped topping, this orange-scented cheesecake by Steffi Knowles-Dellner is a real treat for a special occasion, afternoon tea,...
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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. If you...
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Festive desserts
Chocolate Christmas cake
This glorious cake is a boozy showstopper – strictly for adults only. Slice through the chocolatey icing to reveal the...
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Christmas baking recipes
Eggnog layer cake
Decadent and devilishly boozy, this Christmassy, show-stopping layer cake is strictly adults only. Slice through rum-laced eggnog frosting to reveal...
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Festive desserts
Richard Bertinet’s Bûche de Noël (Yule log)
Richard Bertinet indulges in this showstopper dessert after a French-style meal, on Christmas Eve. It’s a labour of love –...
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Frozen dessert recipes
Semifreddo with iced berries and hot white chocolate sauce
Semifreddo has a light, moussey texture which doesn’t completely freeze but melts in the mouth. Topped with frozen berries and...
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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...
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Festive desserts
Almond sponge and raspberry ripple baked alaska
We’re bringing back the baked alaska – our modern recipe combines almond sponge with raspberry ripple ice cream for a truly...
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