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Make the most of your air-fryer this Christmas with these easy vegan mince pies. Add clementine juice and zest to your pastry to give extra festive flavour.
Nothing beats a good old fashioned fruit cake, perfect for any time of the year
These easy Christmas biscuits are a great family-friendly bake. Cut out a range of festive shapes from the spiced orange dough and get creative decorating with pretty coloured icing.
This pink lady apple cake is a real looker. Use pre skinned hazelnuts if you can find them otherwise follow the instructions to have a go yourself. Prepare the topping while the cake bakes for an hour, then spread over the top and pop back in the oven for 15 minutes.
Chocolate truffles make the perfect edible gift for Christmas or any special occasion, and this pretty selection is perfect for peanut butter lovers.
This simple cake has just five ingredients and is full of zingy citrus flavours.
An excellent festive treat for the whole family at Christmas, these shortbread cookies couldn't be simpler to make.
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.
A festive bake that everyone can enjoy, these vegan scones are gluten-free and dairy-free. We love them served with a dollop of fruity compote and creamy coconut yogurt on the side.
Make these dinky cupcakes ahead to have on hand for festive parties.
Give this lusciously frosted, classic Christmas cake pride of place on your table
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.
Full of festive flavour, cranberries add a zingy burst of flavour to sweet and savoury dishes
Bundt cake recipes are the ultimate show-off dessert for sharing with friends and family.
This melted snowman cake is so adorable you almost won't want to eat him
These sweet little shortbread biscuits are such a simple bake - they're great for parties and double up as a foodie Christmas gift, too
A wonderfully sticky and sweet ginger and treacle cake - the ideal afternoon treat for autumn
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!
This pretty low sugar cake recipe is perfect for any celebration or special occasion, using Stevia to replace the sugar. The fruity sponges are sandwiched with creamy citrus icing and a drizzle of tangy orange curd for a treat everyone can enjoy.
Kick off the festivities in style with this sparkly confetti cake that's quite literally exploding with chocolate stars and glittery gold sprinkles
Shaun Rankin's fun twist on the classic brownie will delight everyone. Cut up into chunky squares and enjoy in front of a film.
Get in the festive spirit with these DIY (decorate it yourself) biscuits! Transform ready-made gingerbread men into reindeer, then decorate with icing and glacé cherries for a red noses.
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.
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
A twist on the classic tarte tatin, this pud is a real crowd pleaser – and will fill your kitchen with festive spice aromas before guests arrive – or serve to family and enjoy the leftovers! Using easy rough puff pastry and super-convenient tinned pears, this dessert is one to try.
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!
Indulge your sweet tooth this Christmas with this brown butter, cranberry and macadamia blondies recipe
It’s hard to believe that these crisp, dainty meringues are completely egg-free, but this clever vegan meringue kisses recipe uses aquafaba (the water from a tin of chickpeas) to create perfect fluffy meringues that everyone can enjoy