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Old favourites meet new Christmas bakes - from Vikalinka

Published 2 days ago • 1 min read

Your kitchen is about to smell like Christmas!

Hello Reader

There’s something so comforting about returning to our traditional Christmas bakes each year - the ones that make the whole house smell like cinnamon, butter, and memories. But even the most cherished recipes can share the table with something new.

This year, why not mix things up a little? Try a festive twist, add a new cookie to your collection, or bake a show-stopper that could become a new family favourite.

Here are a few delicious ideas to inspire your holiday baking:

🎄 White Christmas Truffle Cake - With a fluffy sponge later and white chocolate truffle on top, this is the ultimate decadent Christmas cake recipe yet stunning in its simplicity!

🎄 Honey, Cinnamon and Walnut Rugelach (Rogaliki) - Featuring a combination of honey, cinnamon, and walnut, it just doesn't feel like Christmas in my house without these treats.

🎄 Maple Butter Tarts - Flaky mini pastry tarts filled with delicious custard, raisins and walnuts. These Canadian legends are delicious and a true Christmas classic.

🎄 No Bake Fridge Cake Bars - These no bake chocolate fridge cake bars come together in 20 minutes and couldn’t be easier to make. Easy to cut into little Christmas trees!

🎄 Orange Glazed Cranberry Orange Bread - The recipe for this cranberry orange bread is as simple as it is delicious and is a must for Christmas season.

🎄 Lemon Ricotta Cookies - These cookies drizzled with white chocolate are soft and light like delightful tiny cakes scented with lemon zest. Add a pinch of white sprinkles for a festive touch!

Wishing you a flavourful week ahead!
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Love,
Julia x

a white cake on a silver platter against a white background a plate of wrapped cookies with a sprinkling of icing sugar
a series of tarts with a brown filling arranged like a Christmas tree on a marble background a stack of cookie bars with nuts and chocolate and a drizzle of icing
a loaf of bread cut open to reveal the inside, with a piece lying in front and scattering of cranberries close up of a series of yellow cookies on a white background, with drizzle of icing and white beads

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Julia Frey, a London-based recipe developer and photographer

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