All Blog Posts — Christmas

Our Traditional Shortbread Rounds are good on their own but pair them with berries and cream, and they're delicious! Here are a couple of ways to make simple and beautiful desserts in minutes. Blackberry Shortcake with Lemon Curd Cream In a bowl, blend together 200 mls sour cream with ½ jar Phillippa's Lemon Curd. Cover a Phillippa's Traditional Shortbread Round with the lemon curd cream; decorate with 1-2 punnets of Blackberries or Raspberries; and refrigerate for a minimum of 3 hours. This allows the base to soften. Dust with icing sugar and cut into wedges for serving.  Blueberry Shortcake with Orange Cream  Whip 200 mls cream; add...

Many people are happy with a bit of boozy cream or custard with their Christmas Cake but add a few simple ingredients and your guests will be wanting more! Decorate and make our Christmas Cake your own. Try these simple cake decorating ideas: Toss good glacé cherries in warmed apricot jam and pile on top of your cake. Roll out fondant icing and cut into shapes (stars, snowballs, snowflakes, holly). Brush your cake with warmed apricot jam before laying your shapes over the top. Find a stencil and dust with icing sugar, and decorate with holly. Make a luxurious Almond...

Add a touch of Christmas to your cake with Almond Brandy Butter Icing. Ingredients 125g soft unsalted butter 500g icing sugar 80g ground blanched almonds 2-3 tablespoons of brandy Method Cream together butter, icing sugar, blanched almonds and brandy. Whip until very light and fluffy. Cover the top of your Phillippa’s Christmas Cake, patting the icing with a wide knife to give a rough textured finish. Any left over can be used to sandwich Phillippa’s Shortbread.

Recipe From Phillippa’s Home Baking Ingredients 2 egg whites 400g icing sugar 1 ½-2 tbs lemon juice Method Beat egg whites with a whisk until soft peaks form. Gradually add the icing sugar and slowly add them lemon juice until the desired consistency is formed and blend until smooth. Place icing in a bag with a fine nozzle and pipe. Allow a few hours to set, overnight if possible. Use to assemble and decorate gingerbread houses.