Mary berry stollen

“This German Christmas bread needs to be proved in a warm place — an airing cupboard is ideal, or if you have an Aga, sit the baking sheet on a tea towel and put on top of the simmering oven lid or

A delicious yeasted cake filled with dried fruit and a swirl of marzipan. It takes time to make but is well worth the effort.

This gently spiced, festive bake is bursting with dried fruit and marzipan. Our classic stollen makes a great homemade gift or afternoon pick-me-up

The perfect Christmas party recipe

Mary Berry's Christmas Pudding is made with dried mixed fruit, a cooking apple, orange rind and juice, brandy (or sherry/rum), butter, light muscovado sugar, eggs, self-raising flour, mixed spice, fresh white breadcrumbs, and whole shelled almonds. This traditional Christmas pudding recipe creates a festive dessert that takes about 9 hours and 20 minutes to prepare and can serve up to 6-8 people.

Celebrate the Christmas season with Rukmini Iyer's traditional marzipan stollen. Sweet, light, and easier to make than you might think.

Christmas Stollen doesn't have to come prepackaged from thousands of miles away. It's a fairly simple process to make stollen right at home, using your own favorite fruits, filling, and topping.

Create your own winter wonderland with Mary Berry's gingerbread recipe. It makes a wonderful centrepiece for parties, and children will love it. Equipment and preparation: you will need a piping bag with a medium plain and small nozzle; plus you will need to print off a downloadable pdf template of the gingerbread design.

Nothing says Christmas like stollen with marzipan. It's a cinch to make, although it does take some time – think of it as a weekend project with the kids

Recipe video above. Here's my classic Christmas Cake converted into mini form! They look so great lined up on a platter to serve at a gathering, and are also ideal for gifting because they have a long shelf life. The cake is beautifully moist, rich with dried fruit, perfumed with Christmas spices. Dense, but soft pudding-like, not like an enjoyable brick as many store bought ones are.