Many of the recipes in the christmas holiday cookbook can be made in advance, or even whipped up as a last-minute present for the person you forgot to shop for


Featured recipes include:


- Best ever christmas cake
- Irish creme and hot chocolate bundt cake
- Buche de noel
- Sugar plum fairy cake
- White christmas chocolate and raspberry gateau
- Rudolph cake pops


So eggnog was often used to toast prosperity and good health. Those who could afford milk and eggs and costly spirits mixed it the eggnog with brandy, madeira wine or sherry to make a drink similar to modern alcoholic egg nog.