Weekend Baking Challenge: Showstopping Christmas desserts
Panettone pudding. Picture: Bríd O'Donovan
The secret to a successful Christmas dessert is making sure that it is indulgent enough to warrant the festivities while being light enough so that you need not lie down after eating it. Also, it is essential to make the desserts as foolproof as possible. Very few of us have the stamina at the end of a Christmas meal to be dressing plates and garnishing tartlets.
Choose a dessert that can sit in the middle of the table, acting as both centrepiece and showstopper. Allow everyone to help themselves, by providing large serving spoons along with it. if you want to be extra kind, provide bowls of berries, extra cream and roasted nuts, should guests be inclined to embellish.
