Kick of The Festivities with These 18 Magical Desserts
The holiday season is the perfect time to gather with loved ones and share something sweet. These magical desserts are guaranteed to bring joy to the table and make any celebration feel extra special. From rich, decadent treats to festive favorites, these recipes will help you kick off the festivities in the most delicious way.
Christmas Tree Cupcakes
These Christmas tree cupcakes will impress everyone around the Christmas table as they look as good as they taste! The recipe is easy, fun, and delicious, with a tender, moist chocolate cupcake and creamy buttercream frosting. It’s the perfect festive cupcake to please all your family and friends!
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Nutella Brownies
Nutella and chocolate lovers, get ready to indulge because these Nutella brownies are the most irresistible dessert you’ll ever taste! With an entire layer of creamy Nutella spread sandwiched between two layers of decadent fudgy brownie, each bite packs a melt-in-your-mouth chocolate hazelnut flavor that will have you going back for seconds (or maybe even thirds)!
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Almond Croissant Cookies
These almond croissant cookies are a dream come true for almond lovers! This delightful handheld treat features a buttery, chewy cookie filled with creamy frangipane and topped with almond flakes. Whether you pair them with your morning coffee or enjoy them alongside a scoop of ice cream, they’re the perfect treat to satisfy your cravings at any time.
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Hot Chocolate Cupcakes
These moist hot chocolate cupcakes are the perfect winter dessert to help you get cozy by the fireplace! They’re made with a rich chocolate sponge base and fluffy vanilla Chantilly cream, then topped with melted chocolate and a toasted marshmallow for the perfect finishing touch.
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Christmas Tree Cake
Unlike many other Christmas tree cake recipes that are made with buttercream and green food coloring, this cake consists of 6 layers of moist chocolate sponges that are filled with silky chocolate ganache and decorated with the most wonderful, fluffy pistachio whipped ganache that brings natural color and flavor to the cake!
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Tiramisu Brownies
If you’ve ever struggled to choose between tiramisu or fudge brownies for dessert, these tiramisu brownies will make your life much easier! This mouthwatering treat offers the best of both worlds, combining decadent, homemade brownies topped with a smooth, elegant tiramisu layer. After one bite, you’ll never look at tiramisu or chocolate brownies the same way again!
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Lemon Curd Cookies
These tart and tangy lemon curd cookies explode with citrus flavor in your mouth! Packed with fresh lemon flavor and topped with creamy, homemade lemon curd, these bright and fragrant treats are a dream come true for those who love lemon!
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Nutella Puff Pastry Christmas Tree
This delicious Nutella puff pastry Christmas tree is the perfect way to bring together family and friends over the holidays! Made with a flaky puff pastry crust, creamy Nutella, and sweet powdered sugar, this fun and festive dessert won’t just satisfy your sweet tooth, but you will also have a blast making it!
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S´Mores Cookies
These s’mores cookies put a fun, tasty twist on your regular chocolate chip cookies! Made with decadent dark chocolate, gooey marshmallows, and sweet graham cracker crumbs, they are a family favorite that you will want to make over and over again!
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Raspberry Brownies
These thick, fudgy, and gooey raspberry brownies are made with fresh raspberries and have just the right amount of sweetness! They are then sprinkled with even more freeze-dried raspberries to top it off. With the perfect dreamy center and crinkly top, these are hands down the best raspberry brownies you will ever get your hands on.
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Basque Burnt Cheesecake
Basque burnt cheesecake is a delicious dessert with a creamy, custard-like center and a beautifully caramelized top. The cake is cooked under high heat, which gives it its distinctive dark color and a slightly burnt flavor that contrasts perfectly with the creamy interior. This cheesecake is an excellent choice for novice bakers as it requires only five simple ingredients and does not need a water bath. Moreover, Its rustic appearance also means that it’s forgiving of imperfections.
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Ferrero Rocher Cake
This Ferrero Rocher cake is the ultimate celebration cake with moist chocolate hazelnut sponges, silky Nutella mousseline cream (cooked chocolate pastry cream enriched with Nutella and butter), lots of crunchy hazelnuts, and crushed Ferrero Rocher chocolates.
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Strawberry Tiramisu
Take the traditional classic Italian dessert to the next level with this scrumptious no bake strawberry tiramisu recipe! Sweet, crunchy ladyfingers are topped with silky mascarpone cream and fresh strawberry jam between each layer for a blast of berry flavor!
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Coconut Cupcakes
Your taste buds will burst with joy once they taste these delicious coconut cupcakes! This recipe takes moist vanilla cupcakes, infuses them with fresh shredded coconut, and tops them with creamy coconut frosting to create the perfect tropical treat. If you love the taste of coconut, this recipe is your dream come true!
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Chocolate Salami
Salami and chocolate might not be the first pairing that comes to mind, but this no-bake chocolate salami recipe will change that! Don’t worry—there’s no actual salami involved. Instead, you’ll find a mouthwatering mix of rich dark chocolate, crushed tea cookies, citrusy orange zest, and crunchy chopped nuts, all rolled into a delicious package that the whole family will love!
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Star Bread
For a festive treat to bring the family together during Christmas, you will want to have this easy star bread recipe handy! This delicious cinnamon bread is not just tasty but also eye-catching, with an impressive star shape, tender, buttery dough, and warm cinnamon sugar filling. It will surely be the highlight of the dessert table!
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Red Velvet Brownies
You have to try these perfectly moist, dense, and fudgy red velvet brownies with a rich, marbled cream cheese crackly top! This easy recipe offers the famous red velvet flavor in brownie format—the best of both worlds!
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Lotus Biscoff Cake
This Lotus Biscoff cake recipe combines moist brown sugar sponge cake layers, Biscoff spread, and a luxurious Biscoff buttercream (mousseline cream, to be exact). Caramel, cinnamon, brown sugar, and spicy flavor can be found in this Lotus Cake recipe, which you can make easily by following my step-by-step baking guide.
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