From Prue Leith’s trifle to Nigella’s chocolate cake and a perfect brandy pudding – the Christmas desserts worth making - ...

My husband volunteered to play bartender for the night and immediately began workshopping an apple spice simple syrup for a ...

Make a place for gingerbread into your holiday festivities by building a decorative gingerbread house and baking all sorts of ...

Ideal for plated holiday feasts, this seasonal trifle contains three perfect desserts in one: velvety white chocolate mousse, ...

Yep, that’s it. The genius of Reese’s recipe is that you don’t need to make any of these elements from scratch—the most work ...

Trifles are the perfect dessert for a holiday feast. They allow you to feed many people (up to 12!) and are easy to transport ...

A trifle is everything you want on a holiday table: layered, dramatic and luxurious — and it’s also one of the easiest “impressive” desserts to make. Skye McAlpine’s version, from The Christmas ...

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