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Christmas cake recipes
Classic Christmas cake
Get ahead with your festive baking and rustle up our gently spiced fruitcake, covered in marzipan and fondant icing. This classic Christmas cake serves 12.
Gluten-free Christmas cake
This gluten-free Christmas cake uses ground almonds instead of flour for texture. It’s also been soaked in brandy for added flavour, moisture and decadence.
Rum and almond fruitcake
Want an easy fruitcake with no fuss? Impress your guests this Christmas and jazz up your cake with rum and a simple almond buttercream. Make it now or save the recipe for when you need to whip up a quick last-minute Christmas cake.
Bûche de Noël
Serve this bûche de Noël for a Christmas dessert showpiece. This festive log features layers of chocolate sponge, Chantilly cream and chocolate buttercream.
White velvet snowball cake
Impress your friends and family this Christmas and make our standout snowball cake. It might not be snowing outside, but one bite of this cake and you’ll feel like you’re in a winter wonderland. Filled with coconut and covered in white chocolate, it’s sweet and indulgent, making it the perfect Christmas Day centrepiece.
Italian Christmas cake
This chocolate and hazelnut cake (called torta alla nocciola in Italian) celebrates a classic combination and is deliciously indulgent. It makes for a great dinner party dessert or festive bake.
Vegan Christmas cake
Everyone will enjoy a slice of this dairy-free and egg-free Christmas cake, which can be baked and matured up to eight weeks before Christmas. Feed the cake weekly with your choice of brandy, rum or whisky for extra moisture and a warming flavour
Rum and raisin cake
Fill your kitchen with festive smells, and take your time to make a wish as you stir up a make-ahead Christmas cake with a spiced, boozy twist.
White Christmas cake
This is a very light vanilla cake, and one that we love to serve on Christmas Day in place of a normal fruitcake. In order to keep the colour as white as possible, use a very light-coloured butter such as Lurpak.
Caribbean rum cake
This decadent and boozy cake from Caribbean chef Keshia Sakarah is fed with spiced rum and traditionally served during the festive season.
Mexican chocoflan
This festive flan cake, featuring chocolate, caramel and cinnamon, combines two popular Mexican desserts and is known in Mexico as ‘flan imposible‘.
Spiced brandy butter cake
This spectacular cake, full of spice and winter flavours of orange and brandy is a great alternative for those who don’t like a traditional Christmas cake.
Caribbean black cake
This is a speedy version of the classic Caribbean treat, which is a popular dessert at Christmas. Featuring port, dark rum and dried fruit, it’s rich and decadent – and just the thing for the festive season.
Cranberry cake
Tangy bursts of cranberry, crunchy pistachios, fluffy citrus sponge and smooth, sweet icing make this cake a flavour sensation.
Gluten-free chocolate fudge cake
This impressive woodland-inspired cake, coated in ganache and chocolate buttercream, comes from artisan chocolate maker The Little House Dorset, and makes a great centrepiece for a Christmas party.
Chocolate yule log
Need a showstopping dessert recipe to impress guests over the Christmas period? Check out our indulgent festive yule log with a boozy Baileys cream and crunchy hazelnut brittle.
Baileys cake
A real showstopper of a cake, this three-tiered beauty is all dark chocolate and Baileys Irish Cream. It’s perfect for an impressive Christmas dessert.
Rum and raisin bundt cake
Rum and raisin is a classic flavour combo – try this bundt cake warm for pudding, dolloped with sweetened whipped cream.
Mulled wine hazelnut loaf cake
This rich, festive loaf cake from Bristol bakery Ahh Toots makes the perfect partner for a Christmas cuppa. It’s delicious on its own or served with cream.
After Eight cake
This After Eight bundt cake is a glorious combination of chocolate and mint and makes an excellent dessert for a festive party.
Mulled apple bundt cake
Edd Kimber’s festive bake gets its apple flavour from multiple sources: apple purée, chunks of spiced apple and an apple caramel sauce made from reduced apple juice.
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