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What to do for dessert when no one likes Christmas cake or pud?

20 replies

RamblingRosa · 21/12/2009 09:24

None of us actually like Christmas pudding or Christmas cake so I want to do something different. I'm quite good at baking and cakes etc but I can't think of something that will still be festive. Chocolate cake's just not Christmassy enough.

Any ideas?

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thighsmadeofcheddar · 21/12/2009 09:26

Cheesecake? - dizzy has a delicious white choc one on here, serve with lots of berries.

castille · 21/12/2009 09:26

Chocolate log

gemmiegoatlegs · 21/12/2009 09:27

cheese board?

DarrellRivers · 21/12/2009 09:27

Yule log or cheesecake with purple berries and a sprinkling of sugar

CybilinExcelsisDaewoo · 21/12/2009 09:29

Did you see Jamies family christmas (can watch on 4od) he did some fab Xams puddings that wren't Xmas puddings

AvadventCalendar · 21/12/2009 09:30

I'd do a pavlova - perhaps with chestnut puree?

SantaClausImWorthIt · 21/12/2009 09:31

I'm doing two desserts (there will be 9 of us, and wanted to give people a choice). Lemon posset, which is the easiest thing in the world but tastes beautiful. It's also quite light. And a sticky toffee pudding, with vanilla ice-cream.

SantaClausImWorthIt · 21/12/2009 09:33

And sticky toffee pudding is a sort of 'cheat' version: bought ginger cake, baked in the oven with caramel sauce - which is just butter and sugar and cream melted together. Can also do it with panetonne.

themildmanneredjanitor · 21/12/2009 09:35

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CybilinExcelsisDaewoo · 21/12/2009 09:36

God I ADORE trifle

Skegness · 21/12/2009 09:42

The hairy bikers made a yum looking Christmas panna cotta on their show the other night.

AnInginAneAnA · 21/12/2009 09:42

Trifle here, usually with fresh cherries and grated chocolate on top, alcohol infused Madeira cake... blueberries, maybe raspberries (have some from the garden in the freezer), custard and cream

For the dc, ice cream.

SofaQueen · 21/12/2009 09:45

I have done bread and butter pudding with pannetone, and it has always been a hit. Just christmasy enough, but not a christmas pudding.

This year, I'm doing an Americanized pudding, and doing pumpkin creme brulee.

aquavit · 21/12/2009 09:52

I made some gingerbread cupcakey things for a Christmas lunch recently and iced them in splendidly vulgar fashion with buttercream topped with glitter and silver balls. They looked very festive and they taste quite Christmassy because of the spices. Plus they smell gorgeous when they are baking.

Ivykaty44 · 21/12/2009 09:54

gingercake - hot from the oven serve with a good vanilla ice cream

NumptyMum · 21/12/2009 09:56

Try frozen plum pudding - fabulous, if a bit time-consuming (you have to soak fruits in booze overnight, and make - and cool - custard).

If you fancy giving it a go, recipe as follows, you may be able to find simpler ones by googling 'frozen christmas pudding'.

My mum's recipe for this is:
fruits:
1 heaped tablespoon each of:
chopped glace cherries
chopped angelica
chopped crystalised ginger
chopped crystalised pineapple
sultanas
currants
(if you can't get all of these, or can't be bothered with them all, just increase the ones you like - but the colours look pretty)
SOAK these overnight in 1/2pt sweet white wine

also in the evening, make confectioner's custard:
3 egg yolks
4oz castor sugar
1oz flour
1/2 pint milk
make batter with eggs, sugar and flour, heat the milk and whip into the batter. Then in a bowl over a saucepan of water, stir until the mixture is smooth and thick. Leave to cool with a piece of wet clingfilm or greaseproof paper on the surface to stop the skin forming.

Next morning:
Whip 1/2 pint cream until stiff
Mix cream and custard together
strain the liquid from the fruit, and mix the fruit into the custard/cream

Freeze until about 15 mins before required (not sure of timing for this, but it's best when just slightly beginning to thaw - really creamy).

And of course it lasts beyond Christmas day, if you can resist it...

Tizzyjacko · 21/12/2009 09:59

Orange and almond cake Claudia Roden or Nigella do versions

RamblingRosa · 21/12/2009 10:32

Oooh, thank you for the brilliant suggestions. I like the idea of Ginger Cake and also the Orange cake idea. I've never made a steamed pudding so that might be a bit ambitious for me. I'll check out the Jamie Christmas recipes too.

Thank you

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RamblingRosa · 21/12/2009 10:33

And Yule log's a good idea. Is it just like a chocolate sponge roll with holly on top?

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castille · 21/12/2009 14:17

Mine is a flourless sponge with two layers of filling - one choc mousse, the other whipped cream.

Dust with icing sugar, and voila! Totally Christmassy!

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