Forget fiddly mince pies, fill puff pastry with juicy mincemeat and fruit and serve this festive dessert in slices - perfect for entertaining
This towering cake has layers of chocolate sponge, meringue and chestnut cream - a stunning centrepiece for a festive dinner party
Great British Bake Off 2013 winner Frances Quinn created these edible decorations topped with white and dark chocolate and almond 'feathers'
The traditional Italian dessert is turned into a pretty hand-held nutty pie with chocolate and figs, plus an orange liqueur cream topping
Bake a batch of these sweet German buns over Christmas and enjoy at breakfast or teatime... or both
Leftover cranberry sauce? Use it as an excuse to make these delicious chocolate, nutty cake squares
This quick and easy fridge cakes make a great addition to a homemade gift hamper
A novel way to use up root vegetables is to bake up a sweet, moist sponge with citrus flavours
This fun spin on the traditional Lancashire fruit cakes uses leftover marzipan to make irresistible individual pies
If anyone in your family isn't keen on traditional fruitcake, this might be the compromise you've been looking for
From freezer to oven, these cheeky Eccles mince pies are perfect mid-afternoon with an equally cheeky glass of mulled wine. It is Christmas after all!
A real treat. Associate food editor, Barney Desmazery, has had this recipe in his family for 100 years
With a hint of spice and little pockets of mincemeat, this is a lovely post-Christmas cake, great with warm custard
This traditional Christmas cake is the perfect combination of fruit, nuts and spices
A fruit cake for those who like theirs light, spicy, fruity and moist, with a tart cranberry topping
Celebrate the festive period with a classic Italian sweet bread, panettone. Our chocolate-flavoured version is the perfect homemade gift at Christmas time
BBC Good Food's show-stealing December 08 cover recipe - perfect if you fancy a change from the usual Christmas cake
Decorate our buttery, melt-in-the-mouth sugar cookies with piped icing and sprinkles for extra special festive biscuits. They make lovely Christmas gifts
This square Christmas cake is cut into two loaf-shaped cakes, so you can give one to a friend
An easy-to-make alternative to traditional Christmas cakes which requires no beating
A stunning cake that uses the 'boiling method' to plump up dried fruit. Decorate with pistachio paste trees and swirles of fluffy icing
Eat these family-friendly sausage rolls with a chutney or pickle. They make a great snack for a party buffet
The sweet German fruit and marzipan loaf recipe is adapted into a gorgeous wreath cake with decorative fondant holly icing and almond marzipan
