Day 2 – two festive fridge cakes
Today we’re giving you not one but two festive fridge cakes – choose between our brand-new raspberry trifle fridge cake perfect for getting ahead of the big day or a nostalgic coffee and cream fridge cake.
Day 3 – three ways with Brie
We’re spoiling you today with three all-new recipes using everyone’s favourite creamy, melty cheese – a garlic mushroom and brie galette, oozing brie, ham and honey pickled pear toastie and party-ready brie jalapeño poppers.
Day 4 – four festive towers
If you’re looking for a celebratory showstopper, our profiterole towers are an impressive way to round off festive proceedings. Try our tiramis-choux tower, croquembouche profiterole tower, snowball choux bun tower and black forest profiteroles.
Day 5 – fruit and cream layer cake
It’s day five and we’ve got as many layers in this festive cake stacked up with panettone or pandoro and whipped cream. It looks seriously stylish but takes just 10 minutes to prepare.
Day 6 – festive coffee bakes
Make the perfect pick-me-up with our selection of Christmas-ready caffeinated bakes, from our new latte loaf cake to a Baileys tiramisu trifle, espresso tart with hazelnut pastry and Kahlúa cream, boozy tiramisu bombe, espresso martini tiramisu and tiramis-choux tower.
Day 7 – chocolate tarts
We’re one week into advent and today’s bake is our December magazine chocolate torte with seasonal mandarins for the iconic chocolate orange flavour combination everyone loves at Christmas.
Discover six more festive chocolate tarts:
Day 8 – gingerbread cupcakes
Get the whole family involved with making these easy but delightfully festive, lightly spiced cupcakes. Top with ginger buttercream and mini gingerbread people.
Day 9 – festive fudge
Our red and green sprinkle-topped festive fudge takes just minutes to prepare – and a similar amount of time for everyone to snaffle them! Try our gingerbread fudge recipe then discover all nine of our favourite fudge recipes – including vegan – for more gift-worthy inspiration.
Day 10 – gingerbread treats
The warming spice mix of ginger, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg has become synonymous with Christmas festivities. From classic gingerbread men to a gingerbread, caramel and pear trifle, discover eight more lightly spiced cakes, bakes and desserts:
Day 11 – roulades
Christmas isn’t complete without a bûche de Nöel or yule log. Try one of our festive creations:
Day 12 – mince pies
Can you ever have too many mince pies? We believe the sky’s the limit when it comes to these mincemeat-filled, festive bakes – from our frangipane version below to filo pastry and nougat versions, discover all 12 of our most moreish mince pie recipes.
Day 13 – Italian Christmas bakes
The Italians really know how to make the festive season merry and bright, not least with their selection of festive bakes. From the traditional pandoro and panettone, give your Christmas table some Italo flair with our favourite recipes:
Day 14 – Christmas trifles
From our classic amaretti trifle to a chocolate trifle, you can’t beat one of these layered desserts at Christmas. Discover even more festive trifles:
Day 15 – cinnamon biscuits
These crisp biscuits are flavoured with warming cinnamon and ginger spices. Perfect for the festive season – you could even hang them on the tree!
Day 16 – Baileys treats
A creamy liqueur often enjoyed during the festive season, enhance Christmas bakes with Baileys’ subtle whisky and cocoa aroma and taste. Try 16 ways with Baileys in your festive bakes, cakes and desserts:
Day 17 – festive cookies
We love a festive cookie – tie onto your Christmas tree for a delicious decoration, wrap them up to gift to a special someone or simply make a batch to enjoy with friends and family over holidays. Try 17 festive cookie recipes:
Day 18 – festive bite-size treats
Make a festive afternoon tea with our selection of bite-sized Christmas treats for the 18th day of our advent calendar.
Day 19 – Christmas cakes
Take your pick from the classic fruit cake to modern twists, as well as Caribbean, Mexican and Italian versions – plus gluten-free and vegan options: