Billington's

Like a sophisticated version of a chocolate log, this cake is flavoured with brandy and filled with a mixture of fresh cream and chestnut puree.

A festive alternative for all Chocoholics!

This cake is the perfect alternative to the traditional rich Christmas cake.

A wonderfully warming festive drink. Ideal with mince pies!

Transform a jar of mincemeat into the gourmet league when you mix in some fresh fruit and encase it in melt-in-the-mouth home made pastry. Look out for the variety made with Muscovado sugar.

The longer you soak the fruit the better the flavour will be. Half an hour is fine (if that's all you've got) but a couple of days or a week would be even better! Then make the cake just a few days be...

Tangy cranberries contrast well with this mousse-like chocolate roulade and creamy filling. Don't worry if it cracks as you roll it - that's all part of it's log-llike charm!

Plump boozy fruits will make this memorable enough to make again next year.