Sensational showstoppers

SWEETEN GUESTS UP THIS CHRISTMAS WITH A DIVINE DESSERT.

2022-12-05 - BY JANE HAASE

LIMONCELLO PANDORO £10, Waitrose & Partners (right)

Made with real butter, this Italian star-shaped pandoro has a tangy limoncello filling and makes a refreshingly zesty alternative to a traditional Christmas cake.

SPECIALLY SELECTED SMASH DOME CAKE £14.99, Aldi (on sale Dec 11)

Have a smashing Christmas with this chocolate dome cake filled with luxurious chocolate ganache, and surprise chocolate decorations.

THE BEST CHOCOLATE ORANGE CHEESECAKE £7, Morrisons (available from December 21)

This will look very festive on your Christmas table. A crunchy biscuit base with layers of indulgent chocolate, orange cheesecake and light chocolate sponge, it is topped with a smooth ganache and glossy mirror glaze with bronze-lustred butterscotch pieces.

IRRESISTIBLE NUTS ABOUT CHOCOLATE STAR £6, Co-op

This Belgian milk chocolate-filled dessert, with chocolate and peanut mousse, crunchy peanuts and caramel sauce, and a melting dark chocolate sauce is sure to be the star of the show.

HELTER SKELTER CAKE (left) £25, M&S, in store December 18

A light, fluffy Madeira sponge filled with sweet raspberry jam and vanilla buttercream and topped with a white chocolate helter-skelter dome and edible snowballs that swoosh down from the top. Remove the dome to reveal a chocolate winter wonderland inside.

TASTE THE DIFFERENCE, FESTIVE BELGIAN CHOCOLATE & SALTED CARAMEL WREATH £12, Sainsbury’s (from December 20)

Wow your guests with this elegant choux wreath centrepiece. It is piped with salted caramel cream, topped with salted caramel sauce and Belgian chocolate, and hand finished with edible chocolate pinecones and creamy Belgian white chocolate shavings.