Posts tagged christmas
Gingerbread spiced caramel cake with eggnog buttercream (and edible pinecones!)

A moist and rich spiced cake with a caramelised twist to it, covered with an eggnog Swiss meringue buttercream and white chocolate bark and topped off with edible pinecones.

The pinecones are made with the cake trimmings, so no wastage! They look super cute, if I do say so myself, plus they taste good - love a good edible decoration (that’s not made of fondant!).

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Gingerbread spiced chocolate cake

A rich and moist gingerbread spiced chocolate cake, layered with vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream, caramel, and crushed speculoos.

A wonderfully festive flavour for the chocolate lover, the smooth and light Swiss buttercream complements the decadence of the chocolate cake.

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Christmas cookie box + macaron myths, facts, and tips and tricks

Everyone loves a good cookie. If you don't, that's gotta be a lie, everyone likes cookies (I jest).

The oat cookies are the same as the ones for my ice cream sandwiches (see my previous post), however they are great when sandwiching two together with some speculoos spread.

The jam filled speculoos cookies are a twist on a previous post (see: Christmas speculoos cake).

The two new recipes are the gingerbread spiced snowball cookies and the fruit cake macarons.

With two egg free options, a gluten free option, three nut free options, and a vegan option, there's surely something for everyone.

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