Christmas puddings and cakes | Gourmet Traveller

Rum-cream, ice-cream and pouring custard at the ready. Whether you favour a traditional boiled pud or a recipe with a modern twist, we’ve rounded up a selection of Christmas puddings worthy of your family’s finale.

Christmas pudding

Christmas pudding

Christmas pudding semifreddo

Christmas pudding semifreddo

Ma Harvey’s Christmas cake

Ma Harvey’s Christmas cake

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Ronda’s Christmas pudding

Ronda’s Christmas pudding

Caribbean Christmas cake

Caribbean Christmas cake

Classic boiled Christmas pudding

Classic boiled Christmas pudding

Christmas cakes

Christmas cakes

Golden peach Christmas cakes

Golden peach Christmas cakes

Rich Christmas pudding with muscat custard

Rich Christmas pudding with muscat custard

Little fondant-iced Christmas cakes

Little fondant-iced Christmas cakes

Frozen Christmas pudding

Frozen Christmas pudding

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Traditional Christmas pudding with Pedro Ximenez and brown sugar and fig ice-cream

Traditional Christmas pudding with Pedro Ximenez and brown sugar and fig ice-cream

Christmas cake with fondant

Christmas cake with fondant

Boiled Christmas pudding

Boiled Christmas pudding

Christmas pudding ice-cream

Christmas pudding ice-cream

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