Christmas Archives - ZoëBakes eat dessert first Wed, 11 Feb 2026 02:52:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 36689627 Christmas Croquembouche https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/12/05/christmas-croquembouche/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/12/05/christmas-croquembouche/#comments Thu, 05 Dec 2024 16:39:02 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=9203 A Christmas Croquembouche seems like the perfect way to celebrate this holiday season. Cream puffs held together by swirls of delicate caramel make for a gorgeous, festive display. More Holiday Recipes What Is Croquembouche? A croquembouche (kroke-em-boosh) is a tower of profiteroles (cream puffs) stuck together with a thin layer […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/12/05/christmas-croquembouche/feed/ 7 9203 Bûche de Noël ~ Christmas Yule Log https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/11/26/buche-de-noel-christmas-yule-log/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/11/26/buche-de-noel-christmas-yule-log/#comments Tue, 26 Nov 2024 16:00:41 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=2664 Bûche de Noël is a fun, festive cake resembling a holiday yule log. It’s a beautiful cake that’s perfect as a Christmas dessert. This is a classic French dessert that is served at Christmas time. Bûche de Noël translates as the “Christmas Log” and is meant to look like the […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/11/26/buche-de-noel-christmas-yule-log/feed/ 45 2664 Sticky Coconut Maple Bars https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/12/13/sticky-coconut-maple-bars/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/12/13/sticky-coconut-maple-bars/#comments Fri, 13 Dec 2019 18:48:01 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=10959 My Granny Neal made a version of these Sticky Coconut Maple Bars every Christmas. They’re really perfect for any occasion, but when I was a little kid they were a special treat reserved for Christmas morning. Enjoy!  These are inspired by my Granny’s holiday coconut bars, which I later realized […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/12/13/sticky-coconut-maple-bars/feed/ 1 10959 Pear Panna Cotta Cake https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/10/13/pear-panna-cotta-cake/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/10/13/pear-panna-cotta-cake/#comments Sun, 13 Oct 2019 13:06:12 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=10761 When I was growing up my paternal grandmother made a dessert she called “Swedish Cream” on Christmas day. It was rich beyond imagining (at least when I was a child) and its arrival meant the festivities were coming to a close, because we’d all slip into a Christmas Swedish Cream […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2019/10/13/pear-panna-cotta-cake/feed/ 19 10761 Chocolate Chestnut Bread Pudding https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/12/18/chocolate-chestnut-bread-pudding/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/12/18/chocolate-chestnut-bread-pudding/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2018 15:04:14 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=9303 How do you turn a classic bread pudding into a perfect holiday treat? Add chocolate and chestnut! This recipe uses the chocolate chestnut bread from Holiday and Celebration Bread in Five Minutes a Day, but you can use a different type of bread for a more classic version. I think […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/12/18/chocolate-chestnut-bread-pudding/feed/ 1 9303 Holiday and Celebration Bread in Five Minutes a Day https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/11/22/holiday-and-celebration-bread-in-five-minutes-a-day-2/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/11/22/holiday-and-celebration-bread-in-five-minutes-a-day-2/#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2018 12:14:36 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=9103 Holiday and Celebration Bread in Five Minutes a Day book is out, just in time for the holidays! Thanksgiving is past and now we can dive into the  Christmas and Chanukah baking season. Holiday and Celebration Bread in Five Minutes a Day is the book I have been waiting to create since […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/11/22/holiday-and-celebration-bread-in-five-minutes-a-day-2/feed/ 2 9103 Triple-Layer Parsnip Cranberry Cake https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/10/25/triple-layer-parsnip-cranberry-cake/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/10/25/triple-layer-parsnip-cranberry-cake/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:59:07 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=8987 Looking for video tutorials? Check out my Cake Basics series on YouTube! You’ll learn how to trim and slice, how to fill a layer cake, how to crumb coat and how to decorate! For those of you who have followed my blog for a while, you’ll know I am a […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2018/10/25/triple-layer-parsnip-cranberry-cake/feed/ 3 8987 Russian Tea Cakes (Mexican Wedding Cookies) https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/12/14/russian-tea-cakes-mexican-wedding-cakes-great-holiday-gift-idea/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/12/14/russian-tea-cakes-mexican-wedding-cakes-great-holiday-gift-idea/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:58:10 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=4638 Whether you call them Russian Tea Cakes, Mexican Wedding cookies or something else, these snowy powdered sugar cookies are perfect for the holiday season. Looking for more cookie recipes or a great holiday gift? Check out Zoë Bakes Cookies! What Are Russian Tea Cakes? It is a slight mystery why […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2011/12/14/russian-tea-cakes-mexican-wedding-cakes-great-holiday-gift-idea/feed/ 29 4638 Aebleskivers https://www.zoebakes.com/2008/12/12/aunt-elses-aebleskiver/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2008/12/12/aunt-elses-aebleskiver/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:23:39 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=1439 This fall I met Chad and his partners at the Mill City Farmer’s Market in Minneapolis. My co-author and I did a bread presentation from our book Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. When I came off the stage, there was Chad and these funny round pans, which were […]

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