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A trio of festive recipes will delight guests this festive season, the only question is, which one will you try first? …
Chocolate is integral to our festive traditions – from mini chocolate tree decorations to finding sweet surprises in our Christmas stockings. Indeed, no hostess contemplates the festive season without preparing a few show-stopping chocolate dessert recipes as an antidote to the more traditional fruit cakes and plum puddings. Fortunately, we’ve consulted the experts: the family-owned Butlers Chocolates, in business since 1932, who have shared a trio of recipes guaranteed to enhance any family occasion this Christmas.
Bring the wow factor to a coffee morning with this glorious Chocolate Orange Bundt Cake, serve up a spectacular Chocolate Berry Pavlova Cake as a fitting finale on Christmas day, or pop some of these homemade Florentines into a pretty box and give as a gift.
Easy to make ahead and most definitely crowd pleasers, these recipes are from Butlers Chocolate Cookbook, €20, available in all Butlers Chocolate Cafés and on www.butlerschocolates.com, where you can also pick up the chocolate bars required for your recipes. Download each recipe below and save them for over the festive season, when the pace slows down a little bit and you have time to spend baking and creating in the kitchen. Have a sweet Christmas …
ORANGE BUNDT CAKE
This cake is dense and moist, studded with orange chocolate chunks and smothered with a glossy chocolate glaze.
FLORENTINES
These are an adaptation of a traditional Italian treat. They have a lovely buttery caramel flavour with a tangy citrus taste and make wonderful home-baked gifts.
CHOCOLATE BERRY PAVLOVA CAKE
This is a spectacular dessert for any celebration – chocolate meringue, crunchy on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside, sandwiched with whipped cream, tart and sweet fresh berries, and of course, plenty of decadent chocolate.
Find festive treats for the whole family at Butlers Chocolates nationwide and on www.butlerschocolates.com.