{"id":1103,"date":"2025-12-31T15:07:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T15:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1103"},"modified":"2025-12-31T15:07:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T15:07:32","slug":"2025-christmas-treats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/12\/31\/2025-christmas-treats\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Christmas Treats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I didn&#8217;t take a photo of a completed box, but here is a roundup of the treats I made for &#8220;treat boxes&#8221; that I gifted to various friends for Christmas this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biscuit Cake &#8220;plum puddings&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"911\" src=\"https:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251217_121853604.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1104\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251217_121853604.jpg 683w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251217_121853604-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These were made by combining a mix of &#8220;everything&#8221; with various melted chocolates&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dark Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, Golden Syrup, Biscoff, Nutella, Nutella Cookies, M&amp;Ms, Oreos, Gingerbreak Oreos, Munchies chocolate bar, White chocolate, sprinkles<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1105\" src=\"https:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251215_151625528.PORTRAIT-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1105\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251215_151625528.PORTRAIT-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251215_151625528.PORTRAIT-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251215_151625528.PORTRAIT-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251215_151625528.PORTRAIT.jpg 1215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next up, Cookie Cups<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These were stuffed cookie cups (or mini cookie pies):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251211_131637627.PORTRAIT-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1106\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251211_131637627.PORTRAIT-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251211_131637627.PORTRAIT-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251211_131637627.PORTRAIT-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251211_131637627.PORTRAIT.jpg 1215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>White chocolate cookie stuffed with pistachio spread.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dark chocolat cookie with white chips and stuffed with cookies and cream spread,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Milk chocolate cookie stuffed with biscoff.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251211_131930561.PORTRAIT-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1107\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251211_131930561.PORTRAIT-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251211_131930561.PORTRAIT-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251211_131930561.PORTRAIT-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251211_131930561.PORTRAIT.jpg 1215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Biscoff Truffles<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A simple recipe &#8211; white chocolate melted and mixed with cream cheese and biscoff. Coated in white or milk chocolate and dusted with ginerbread oreo:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"911\" src=\"https:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251217_121309116.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1108\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251217_121309116.jpg 683w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251217_121309116-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"911\" src=\"https:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251217_121616425.PORTRAIT.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1109\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251217_121616425.PORTRAIT.jpg 683w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251217_121616425.PORTRAIT-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Chocolate and raspberry cakesicles<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had made a chocolate cake for a volunteer cake and had offcuts left. To use this up, I crumbed the cake and mixed it with raspberry sauce. I used my molds to shape them, then dipped in chocolate and drizzled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"911\" height=\"911\" src=\"https:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GridArt_20251219_193148448.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1111\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GridArt_20251219_193148448.jpg 911w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GridArt_20251219_193148448-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GridArt_20251219_193148448-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GridArt_20251219_193148448-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GridArt_20251219_193148448-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>They were then finished with dried raspberry powder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"911\" src=\"https:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251219_190126524.PORTRAIT.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1110\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251219_190126524.PORTRAIT.jpg 683w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251219_190126524.PORTRAIT-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And finally, vanilla cupcakes &#8211; I had icing left from the volunteer bake so just made some vanilla cakes to use this up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251219_184438504-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1113\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251219_184438504-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251219_184438504-1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251219_184438504-1-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PXL_20251219_184438504-1.jpg 1215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I didn&#8217;t take a photo of a completed box, but here is a roundup of the treats I made for &#8220;treat boxes&#8221; that I gifted to various friends for Christmas this year. Biscuit Cake &#8220;plum puddings&#8221; These were made by combining a mix of &#8220;everything&#8221; with various melted chocolates&#8230; Dark Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, Golden Syrup, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/12\/31\/2025-christmas-treats\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;2025 Christmas Treats&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1103"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1114,"href":"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1103\/revisions\/1114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}