Also known as yule log, the origins of this traditional French Christmas cake are thought to date back to pagan times. This failsafe recipe guides you through how to use your Titanium Chef Patissier XL to create this delicious chocolate sponge roulade, filled with cream and raspberries and smothered with a rich dark chocolate ganache. The perfect alternative to Christmas pudding, it’s guaranteed to be popular with guests young and old over the holidays.

Nothing marks the beginning of the festivities in the UK quite like eating your first mince pies of the year and you can usually spot them in the supermarkets as early as September! Bursting with dried fruit and spice, these buttery pastry parcels have been baked for Christmas since the Middle Ages, although the recipe has evolved a bit since then. 
 

A real Christmas showstopper, panettone is a tall, domed Italian sweetbread, packed with candied fruit and citrus flavours. It makes a wonderful gift and can be baked well in advance, keeping for several weeks if wrapped in cellophane and stored in a sealed container. 

A German festive favourite, stollen is a rich fruit loaf made with yeast and filled with marzipan. Wonderfully moist and full of flavour, it’s finished off with a thick dusting of icing sugar to resemble a winter snowscape. Best served warm, sliced and spread with butter, jam or honey.

Considered the only truly fitting end to the traditional Christmas dinner in many households across the UK, the origins of Christmas pudding date back to medieval times. 

This rich and fruity festive favourite is traditionally made on Stir-Up Sunday; a ritual starting in Victorian times  when the whole family would gather together to each stir the pudding on the last Sunday before Advent. But it can be made months in advance using your stand mixer, meaning that’s one bit of festive prep you can tick off the to-do list early.  Once cooked store in a cool, dark place or in the fridge until the big day and then reheat in the oven or microwave, or steam gently on the hob. Decorate with some icing sugar and a sprig of holly and enjoy with a generous helping of brandy butter.

Traditionally served dolloped onto mince pies or Christmas pudding, brandy butter is a blend of just three ingredients-making it super easy to whip up using your stand mixer.

Flavoured with almonds and dusted with icing sugar, these crumbly cookies are similar to shortbread and a traditional Christmas holiday treat in Spain. In this recipe we have given them a twist by adding cocoa powder and hazelnut chocolate spread to the dough.

Um copo de vinho quente é a maneira perfeita de iniciar as festividades, embora as suas origens remontem ao tempo dos romanos, quando era bebido pelos soldados para ajudar a afastar o frio. Esta receita permite que o seu Cooking Chef XL se encarregue de tudo, para que possa dedicar-se a decorar a sala e a árvore, enquanto os aromas de especiarias e citrinos invadem agradavelmente a sua casa.

O torrão espanhol, ou turrón, é um doce festivo tradicional de origem mourisca. Com apenas alguns ingredientes, é muito fácil de fazer com o seu Cooking Chef XL, que utiliza para torrar primeiro as amêndoas antes de aquecer e combinar a mistura de torrão. Perfeito para oferecer - ou para guardar só para si!

Estes pãezinhos doces amanteigados e com infusão de açafrão são um dos favoritos do Natal sueco, apreciados durante todo o Advento. A massa é moldada numa forma distinta de "S" e pincelada com leite antes de ir ao forno para dar aos pãezinhos uma cor maravilhosamente dourada. Delicioso acabado de sair do forno com o seu café matinal, esta receita rende 16 pãezinhos, com o Titanium Chef Baker XL.