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CHRISTMAS CAKE RECIPES

Traditional Christmas cakes are full of plump fruits and warming spices. But if fruit cake isn’t for you, there are plenty of great alternatives to enjoy, including chocolate cakes, yule logs and impressive-looking bundt cakes

Classic Christmas fruit cake >

Bûche de Noël >

Island fruit & rum cake >

Chocolate clementine Bundt cake >

Clementine tres leches cake >

Sticky ginger cake >

Fig, sherry and almond Christmas cake >

Christmas yule log >

Martha Collison's Christmas cake >

Chocolate, caramel and chestnut yule log cake >

How to decorate - Martha Collison's sweetie Christmas cake >

Festive-spiced apple bundt cake >

Golden Christmas cake >

Tropical Christmas cake >

Edd Kimber's coconut and ginger cake >

Gluten-free chestnut, chocolate and hazelnut cake >

Chocolate and cranberry cake >

Beetroot & dark chocolate yule log >

Guyanese black cake >

Honey and pistachio bundt cake >

Golden Christmas fruit cake >

Quick Christmas fruit cake >

Cranberry and orange drizzle loaf >

Martha Collison's spiced rum and white chocolate Christmas cake >

Spiced orange and almond cake >

Rachel Allen's upside-down cranberry cake >

Spiced citrus Christmas cake >

Edd Kimber's cranberry and white chocolate Chirstmas cake

Edd Kimber's cranberry and white chocolate Christmas cake >

Clementine, saffron and polenta cake >

Olive oil clementine upside-down cake >

It wouldn't be Christmas without a pudding

Making your own Christmas pudding is well worth the effort. We’ve got traditional recipes and unusual puddings with a twist, so you’re sure to find one you like

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Prepared for you

If you decide making your own isn't for you, take a look at our selection to buy – ready to serve and enjoy in minutes

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