If you’re looking for a quick, Christmassy dessert, look no further! The cutest buttery ‘snowball’ cookies, packed with walnuts and a coating of icing sugar. They’re not as sugary as they sound, are deliciously crumbly, and come together in no time at all!
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Fruit Mince Pies
Just in time for Christmas, these little pies will make your day! With a buttery, crumbly shortcrust pastry and a boozy fruit mince with candied peel and cranberries, they are ridiculously good. They are quicker to make than you’d think and would be so great for homemade gifts or to take along to parties. Let’s…
Chocolate Almond Whiskey Cake
Say hello to a super celebratory cake, perfect for all of the December festivities! With dark chocolate, almonds, whiskey, orange zest and a suuuuuper delicious ganache frosting, this cake is not for the faint hearted. Rich, fudgy and unapologetically indulgent, it’s absolutely worth making and eating!
Cinnamon Sugar Star Bread (Eggless)
Think of this like eating a cinnamon roll…but star shaped! Such a super fun bread to make and eat and I promise it’s much easier than it looks and comes together quickly. It’s fluffy, tender, buttery and layered with cinnamon sugar. A bit of orange zest in the dough makes it extra festive and flavourful….
Glazed Ginger Orange Cake
Clearly I’m heavily obsessed with the ginger and orange combination this season! I loved it so much, I turned it into a moist, tender cake, topped off with a crackly orange glaze. Full of ginger and cinnamon, this cake is spiced, honeyed and just incredibly good. It’s easy to make and if you don’t feel…
Chocolate Babka
It’s the season to make fancy swirled breads! With chocolate! And butter! Welcome to my improved chocolate babka which is so delicious, so soft and so wonderfully flavoured, I had to stop myself from eating the whole thing as soon as it came out of the oven. A babka is a (usually) sweet Jewish braided…
Ginger Orange Muffins (Eggless)
Christmas baking has begun! And we’re starting off nice and easy with these spiced, ginger-y, zippy muffins with orange zest. They are soft, fluffy and incredible with mug of hot tea. Not to mention, they are easy to make and further proof that the simplest of batters often lead to the most amazing results.
Cranberry Walnut Chocolate Chip Oat Cookies
With their beautiful crimson colour, cranberries are a super Christmassy fruit. And in these cookies, they are extra delicious. Absolutely loaded with add-ins, these aren’t your regular oatmeal cookies. They’ve got chewy dried cranberries, melty chocolate chips and crunchy walnuts. Buttery, crispy on the outside, soft on the inside and really really addictive!
Caramelised Pecan Cinnamon Rolls (Eggless)
I’ve seen the words ‘pecan sticky buns’ floating around on the web for ages now and I always though they were just regular rolls topped with pecans. I didn’t realise they were cinnamon rolls, baked on a sticky, gooey, crunchy, pecan caramel sauce type thing and then flipped over to reveal the messiest, most delicious…