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Chocolate, fruit and nut are a classic cake combination – and this is a lovely one to bake for Christmas. It only takes 20 minutes to prepare, which is a bonus around the busy festive period. It keeps for up to a month in a cake tin and is also freezable.
Impress the guests and crack out the homemade chocolate truffles with coffee after dinner. No one need know how easy they are to make: reduced fresh orange juice, melted chocolate and double cream, mixed, chilled then shaped and dusted with icing sugar. Unless they read this.
This is a really fun (and tasty) way to use up Christmas cake or fruit cake, and it's a lovely one to make with the kids. Use marzipan and food colouring to make the suitably seasonal topping and serve popped on to wooden or plastic sticks.
Looking for a gorgeous homemade gift idea for the foodies in your life? These Champagne truffles are hard to beat. You can use sparkling wine, if you prefer, or make them with orange liqueur or brandy.
These crunchy, tasty biscotti will keep for up to four weeks if stored in an airtight container, so you can make them a month in advance of giving, all wrapped up in some nice paper and string.
Bundt cake recipes are the ultimate show-off dessert for sharing with friends and family.
What's better than a tiramisu? A show-stopping tiramisu cake recipe. Combining the same classic Italian flavours of coffee and marscapone, plus amaretti biscuits for taste and crunch, this is a creamy elegant dessert.
A special chocolate biscuit recipe that Vivek Singh has spiked with a hint of Indian spices to bring out all the complex notes in the cocoa.
Sit back and relax with a slice of this spectacular s’mores layer cake, topped with crispy little meringues and a decadent drizzle of dark chocolate. Heaven!
Kick off the festivities in style with this sparkly confetti cake that's quite literally exploding with chocolate stars and glittery gold sprinkles
Rich, chocolaty and gooey, this super quick chocolate fondant is a great Christmas dessert. Whip up the cake batter in 10 minutes, then freeze. These delicious puddings can be baked from frozen and don’t need to be defrosted.
Homemade fudge is a classic Christmas gift idea, but this year try something extra special with this three-layered Neapolitan fudge recipe
Shaun Rankin's fun twist on the classic brownie will delight everyone. Cut up into chunky squares and enjoy in front of a film.
These robin gingerbread biscuits will go down a treat! They're so simple to make and are to get you feeling festive.
Everyone will love these gorgeous snowman cupcakes. Perfect for a party and a great festive centrepiece or edible gift, the un-iced cupcakes can even be made a week in advance.
Put a smile on everyone's faces with these delicious Christmas tree cheesecake brownie bakes.
Everyone will absolutely love making (and eating) these rice snaps Christmas trees made with white chocolate and sweets.
This fun baking project takes inspiration from cinnamon swirls and turns them into these fun festive snowmen. Kids will enjoy decorating them with sweets and chocolate chips. Ho, ho ho - get stuck in!
This rich and delicious breakfast is inspired by your favourite festive choccie. With toasted hazelnuts and chocolate oats, be prepared for big praline flavours.
It's hard to improve upon melted marshmallows sandwiched between biscuits, but we've tried with our festive edition of s'mores. We've added white chocolate and citrus and used shorties biscuits for a buttery, crumbly taste. A top treat for Christmas tele that's ready in 10!
Slice into this beautiful Christmas dessert to discover the spongey, cream centre that's hidden beneath lashings of rich chocolate icing. The flaky chocolate bark topping makes this traditional yule log even more deliciously special
Turn your favourite cocktail into this decadent dessert that's perfect for easy entertaining or a weekend treat, but ready in just 20 minutes, plus some chilling time. Practise this recipe now and you'll have an elegant and impressive dessert up your sleeve for Christmas!
Everyone loves a Christmassy biscuit and it would be hard to find a more fun, festive bake than these oh-so-cute Christmas trees. The biscuit is flavoured with delicate spices and vanilla and topped with icing, sweets and treats. Let the fun begin!
Wanting to get ahead with Christmas gifting without breaking the bank? Our homemade white chocolate vodka is sure to impress the sweet tooth in your life. Enjoy over ice or use in cocktails.
Indulge your sweet tooth this Christmas with this brown butter, cranberry and macadamia blondies recipe
Treat the family to an indulgent Christmas brunch with this buttery chocolate orange brioche recipe
Give a classic chocolate tart a festive twist with this spiced flourless chocolate fruit torte recipe. This totally vegan Christmas dessert recipe has a smooth chocolate ganache studded with juicy dried fruit on a spiced gingernut base for an indulgent way to end your Christmas dinner.
With all the lovely Christmassy flavours of the original minus the gluten, these lebkuchen are a festive treat suitable for everyone
Chocolate and brandied cherry make this the ultimate decadent dessert, perfect for entertaining guests over the festive season.
Tear your way through this sweet and spicy Christmas bake.