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I love pouring a splash of brandy or rum over the Xmas pud and setting it alight. Then covering in custard and brandy cream. Pure xmas indulgence! 🎄 

 I loved baking all my treats for this year's Rawbaking Xmas selection boxes.  Thank you to everyone who ordered. Enjoy your treats!!

I have always wanted to make a yule log and am so glad I did. Why did I take so long to make one?!!  What a delight. A light chocolate sponge, filled with creamy chocolate butter icing.   Sprinkled with icing  sugar and topped with a bit of holly. It's so festive!!

Just organising my Xmas shortbread shapes! I do enjoy making shortbread and there is something lovely about cutting the dough into various Xmas shapes. 

A classic Christmas cake. A rock hard old fashioned royal icing,  a layer of marzipan and apricot jam on top of a rich, booze infused fruit cake. Gorgeous!!!

The Christmas pudding originated in the 14th-century  originally known as “frumenty”, which bears little resemblance to the dessert we know today.  Overtime, it was thickened with eggs, breadcrumbs, dried fruit and beer or spirits were added – and came to resemble something a bit more like a sweet pudding. I use an old recipe given to me by friend, whose grandmother gave it to her. I put brandy into my Xmas pud and leave to `mature' overnight before slow cooking for 5 hours. Here are 2 of my Xmas puds before they are cooked. The smell of brandy and mixed spice in the air is delicious!

It's that time of year again when I share with you what Rawbaking Christmas goodies will be available this year. My best-seller, the Christmas selection box. Beautifully presented in a festive cake box you have a selection of 9 different treats. The cost is £12.50 per box.   The treats included are as follows:-  Millionaire shortbread.  A shortbread base topped with lashings of smooth caramel sauce and topped with dark chocolate. Pure heaven. Jammy Dodger. Soft shortbread style biscuit with jam in the centre and sprinkled with glitter. A pure delight! Honeycomb and peanut chocolate slab .  My bestseller. A winning combination of chocolate, pieces of honeycomb and peanuts. `The Triple R’ - Rachels Rocky Road. A sticky chocolate base mixed with shortbread biscuit and stuffed with soft pieces of marshmallows. White chocolate fudge with cranberries. A smooth delicious creamy fudge mixed with cranberries. Snow Flecked Brownies. Everyone’s favourite! Dark chocolate...