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Easiest Christmas desserts

Christmas desserts really don't need to be difficult. These are our favourite and easiest Christmas cakes, logs, crumbles and more.
Irish cream trifles

These decadent mini-trifles are for lovers of chocolate and Irish cream. With no cooking required, they are fabulous for Christmas or New Year parties. Make them the night before and finish off just before serving.

Desserts

Leftover Christmas pudding trifle

Desserts

Christmas apple and mincemeat crumble

by Annie Rigg
Desserts

Italian Christmas pudding cake

by Nigella Lawson
Desserts

Chocolate and chestnut Christmas log

by Prue Leith
Cakes and baking

Christmas pudding fridge cake

by The BBC Food team
Cakes and baking

Chocolate self-saucing pudding

by Annie Rigg
Desserts

Spiced ginger pudding with toffee sauce

by Mary Berry
Cakes and baking

Chocolate raspberry roulade

Cakes and baking

Treacle pudding

by Angela Hartnett
Desserts

Mincemeat and marzipan tart

by Mary Berry
Cakes and baking

Chocolate mousse cake

by Mary Berry
Cakes and baking

Tiramisù piccoli

by Mary Berry
Desserts

Velvet chocolate torte

by Mary Berry
Desserts

Nigella's sticky toffee pudding

by Nigella Lawson
Desserts

Christmas chocolate traybake

by Liberty Mendez
Cakes and baking

Jamaican rum truffles

by Lorraine Pascale
Other

Christmas pudding tiffin

by Liberty Mendez
Cakes and baking
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