These delightful treats are so irresistibly delicious that you'll find yourself yearning to bake them all year round, turning every day into a festive celebration of flavors. Picture the enchanting aroma of freshly made desserts wafting through the air, creating an atmosphere of warmth and comfort on those cozy winter nights.
Traditional Fruit Cake
Making a Christmas cake is simpler than a stroll in the snow. It's largely as straightforward as your basic cake recipe, with just one catch; you'll want to kick things off three days in advance by soaking the fruit in brandy, whisky or rum. After all, what's a Christmas fruit cake without a hint of boozy warmth to ignite that holiday spirit?
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Apple Pie Cookies
These irresistible apple pie cookies will be the talk of the table this holiday season! Made with fresh apples and a sweet, delicious apple pie filling, you will feel like you are eating mini apple pies (without all the hassle)! Its warm, comforting flavor makes the perfect dessert for your November and December gatherings, especially alongside a bowl of ice cream!
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Gingerbread Latte Cake
Combining the best of both worlds in this modern classic dessert, this Gingerbread Latte Cake lets a rich and gooey gingerbread cake with a velvety coffee whipped cream for an easy dessert that impresses with ease.
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Christmas Cranberry Bundt Cake with Sour Cream
Tender and moist, tart and sweet, this easy Christmas cranberry bundt cake with sour cream is my very favorite Christmas cake. With just 12 minutes of prep time and a few basic pantry ingredients, you'll have this delicious holiday cake finished, and topped with the simple glaze, in no time!
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Espresso Brownies
Why go to Starbucks for your brownie fix when you can make these gooey, chocolatey Espresso Brownies from the comfort of your own kitchen in no time? Ready in under an hour, these easy espresso brownies combine dark chocolate, cocoa powder, espresso powder, and two types of sugar to create a decadent chocolate dessert with a rich coffee flavor that tastes amazing and smells incredible!
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Cinnamon Streusel Muffins
These are hands down the best Cinnamon Streusel Muffins filled with a delightful cinnamon swirl and then topped with a buttery crispy crumb. Similar to coffee cakes, they make a wonderful quick breakfast or an afternoon sweet treat with a dollop of whipped cream. It's a simple, but refined recipe that your whole family will love, and perfect for Christmas morning!
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Red Velvet Brownies
You have to try these perfectly moist, dense, and fudgy Red Velvet Brownies with a rich marbled cream cheese crackly top! In this easy recipe, you will find the famous red velvet flavor in brownie format, the best of both!
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Biscoff Brownies
This Biscoff Brownies recipe uses both Biscoff cookie spread and Biscoff cookies so if you're a big fan of Biscoff cookie butter and fudgy brownies, you need to try this! By following my step-by-step guide, you can make wonderfully gooey brownies easily loaded with Biscoff!
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Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies
These irresistible soft batch cream cheese chocolate chip cookies are so chocolatey, moist, and flavorful that it’ll be hard to resist sinking your teeth into a second or third! Made with just some essential pantry ingredients, this easy cookie recipe is the perfect dessert to serve for special occasions and a casual dessert to keep in the kitchen cookie jar.
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Yule Log Cake
Impress your guests this holiday season with a bûche de noël, also known as a yule log cake. The chocolate sponge cake has a mascarpone filling and chocolate ganache frosting that is absolutely delicious! The decoration makes this dessert quite festive for Christmas.
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Chocolate Orange Bundt Cake
I don't know about you, but chocolate and orange together always make me think of Christmas. Guests will love the simplicity and festivity of this orange cake—a tender orange sponge infused with candied orange zest and Christmas spices like cinnamon and star anise. Finally, it's topped with a quick chocolate glaze and adorned with homemade candied orange slices for a celebratory look.
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Chocolate Orange Cupcakes
These beautifully festive, rich and moist chocolate orange cupcakes are an ideal, special treat for all of your Christmas gatherings and celebrations! Made with light, yet moist and fudgy sponge and a topping of silky-smooth cream cheese frosting and candied orange peel.
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Triple Chocolate Cake
If you love Christmas and love chocolate, make a Triple Chocolate Cake, and rest assured that your meal will end well. The fluffiest sponge is filled and smothered in the fluffiest chocolate ganache frosting and piped decorations. No one will believe you made it yourself, but it is actually a lot easier to craft than you might think. And we all love easy Christmas cakes!
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Mocha Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies
Chocolate marshmallow cookies are fudgy, brownie-like cookies with a hint of espresso and a gooey marshmallow center! These marshmallow-stuffed cookies are easy to make in one bowl with simple ingredients.
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Ferrero Rocher Cake
If you love chocolate and hazelnut desserts, this one is for you. The classic confectionary gets an upgrade and certainly makes this one of the best festive cakes for Christmas! Beneath the layer of crushed Ferrero Rocher chocolates lies a velvety Nutella mousseline cream made from cooked chocolate pastry cream blended with Nutella and butter. Certainly, it's what dreams are made of.
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Nanaimo Bars
Nanaimo bars are classic no bake 3 layered Canadian bar cookies with a crumbly chocolate coconut base, creamy vanilla buttercream centre, and crisp chocolate top.
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No Bake Peanut Butter Pie
I love everything about this No bake peanut butter pie; it is a very easy recipe with an amazing creamy texture, deep Peanut butter and Oreo flavours, and can be made in literally no-time. You will need only 5 basic ingredients you probably already have at home and no special equipment is needed, you don’t even have to turn the oven on!
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Gingerbread Brownies
These Gingerbread Brownies have soft and chewy gingerbread cookies layered into fudgy chocolate brownies! They're perfectly gooey and so flavorful!
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Cinnamon Cupcakes
These moist Cinnamon Cupcakes with a swirl of bold cream cheese frosting offer a delightful blend of warm and tangy flavors. Simple to make, this dessert is a versatile and delicious treat that can be enjoyed any time of the year.
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Brownies with Cream Cheese Frosting
Ultra moist and rich, these brownies are made with both dark chocolate and cocoa powder for the ultimate chocolate lover’s dream. They're topped with the perfect cream cheese addition that makes this one of the tastiest whipped cream cheese desserts. Still, these cream cheese brownies are a decadent but not excessively sweet treat.
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More From Spatula Desserts
Make Christmas cocktails easy with my list of easy cocktail recipes that you can enjoy at home. Here, I have collected all the best Christmas cocktails to make during the holiday season! Christmas cocktails are an integral part of any festive gathering, so embrace your inner mixologist, raise a glass, and get into the holiday spirit! When Christmas calls, the cocktails answer.
Go to the recipes: Christmas Cocktails
Best Fancy Desserts
If you are looking for the best fancy desserts to impress your friends, you have come to the right place! A delicious, sweet dessert is a delightful way to complete a delicious meal. However, while there are hundreds of desserts to choose from, sometimes you want to give them an extra fancy touch for a special occasion.
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Best No-Bake Dessert Recipes
When you need to whip up a quick dessert but don’t have access to an oven, this list of the best no-bake desserts will save the day! The following shares 35 sweet and decadent dessert recipes that are easy to make, use simple ingredients and don’t require you to get anywhere near an oven. Whether you make them to enjoy at home or for a group of friends, these no-bake treats will definitely impress
Go to the recipe: No Bake Desserts
This article was originally published as Best Christmas Cakes at Spatula Desserts.
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