PLANNING to host a year-end party? Then it’s time to pre-heat that oven, as the end-of-year celebration beckons.

The festive season is imminent. It brings with it a host of family and friends dropping by, reciprocal visits to their houses and a slew of parties to celebrate endings and beginnings.

Time to brush up on those baking skills then, isn’t it? Baked goods have the advantage of not only being appealingly delicious – and giving the house a marvellous fragrance while they’re coming to life – but also of making wonderful gifts for the host of any party.

Here are eight of these festive year-end recipes which you can start preparing for now.

Orange Carrot Cake

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Cherry Cheesecake

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Coffee and Cinnamon Hazelnut Cake

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Honeycomb Cake

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Mocha Cream Brownie

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Banana Frangipane Cake

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Apple Shortcake

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Salted Caramel Coconut and Macadamia Shortbread

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This article and recipes were originally published in Flavours magazine.

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