Christmas Desserts 2024: 3 Recipes To Satisfy Your Sugar Cravings This Festive Season

3 Christmas Desserts Recipes You Must Try In 2024

1. Spiced Apple Cake Recipe

Ingredients: 300 grams of flour (Maida), 3/4 teaspoon of baking soda, 3/4 teaspoon of salt, 3/4 teaspoon of cinnamon, 3/4 teaspoon of ground cloves, 1/2 teaspoon of ground nutmeg, 250 grams of sugar, 250 millilitres of vegetable oil, two eggs, 1 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract, two cups of peeled, cored, and cube-shaped apple slices, 1/2 cup of flaked raw almonds, and icing sugar.

This Christmas, try the amazing Spiced Apple Cake recipe shared by our expert, Chef Dheeraj Mathur who has served at Radisson Blu, Kaushambi, Delhi NCR. Chef Mathur said, “Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F, and grease and line a 21 cm / 9" springform cake pan. Add flour, baking soda, salt, and spices to a large bowl and whisk to combine. Whisk oil and sugar in another bowl, then whisk in eggs and vanilla. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix with a wooden spoon until JUST combined. Stir through the apple and add 3/4 cup chopped walnuts or other nuts. Pour into the cake pan, sprinkle over almonds, and bake for 50-60 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before turning out onto a rack to cool. Dust with icing sugar if using, then serve and enjoy.”

2. Jamaican Fruit Cake Recipe

Ingredients: 16 cups of chopped fruits including dark and light raisins, dried fruit mixture, prunes, and currents. (Chop fruit in a processor or blender with sherry and rum as the liquid about a month before you plan to bake the cake. Drain any excess liquid), one teaspoon of baking soda, one teaspoon of baking powder, one pound or 450 grams of butter, one dozen eggs, one pound or 450 grams of dark brown sugar, four cups of all-purpose flour, two teaspoons of cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg, 1/8 teaspoon of allspice, and 1/8 teaspoon of ground cloves.

The ‘Scandal’ actor Kerry Washington shared that Jamaican fruit cake is one of her childhood favourites on an episode of Audible’s ‘Your Mama’s Kitchen’ podcast. Follow this easy recipe to make the yummiest Jamaican fruit cake - “Preheat oven to 250 degrees Fahrenheit, and grease pans and flour, use baker’s spray which is oil with flour for the pans. Cut parchment or brown paper to fit the top of the pan. Spray each piece to cover the pan. Beat eggs, cream butter, and sugar, and add eggs and mix. Combine dry ingredients: cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, baking powder, baking soda, and flour. Add to mixture and then add fruits. Now, the mixture will be very thick and needs to be mixed by hand. Pour the mixture into pans and cover with greased and floured paper. Bake at 250 degrees for two hours and place a pan of water at the bottom of the oven throughout the cooking time to provide steam. Cool on a rack, drizzle with rum, wrap in wax paper (or plastic wrap), and follow with aluminium foil. This mixture will make about five cakes depending on how large and full the pans are.”

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3. Flavoured Pound Cake Recipe

Ingredients: four sticks of butter, three cups of sugar, 3 1/2 cups of sifted cake flour, six extra large eggs, 1/4 teaspoon of baking powder, one cup of milk, one teaspoon of vanilla extract, one teaspoon of rum, one teaspoon of coconut oil, and one teaspoon of imitation butter.

Dr Sharon Malone, in an episode of the ‘Your Mama’s Kitchen’ podcast on Audible, mentioned that the flavoured pound cake is one of her favourite childhood favourites. Here’s how you can make it, “Beat cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat well, then, add flour and milk interchangeably. Add the lemon extract, vanilla extract, rum, coconut oil, and imitation butter. Grease and flour a large Angel food tube bake pan and add the cake mixture. Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Bake for 75-85 minutes or until the cake is clean from inserting a toothpick. Let the cake cool for at least 2-3 hours before removing it from the pan."

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