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.
Coffee and Cinnamon Hazelnut Cake
Salted Caramel Coconut and Macadamia Shortbread
This article and recipes were originally published in Flavours magazine.