We wish chocolate orange and cinnamon were acceptable year-round flavours, but we fear this is your last chance to taste the best of Leeds festive bakes.
As the countdown for Christmas enters its final few days and the supermarkets start to bring in their Easter stock- to which we are all still horrified by, the festive specials start to disappear from the shelves, hidden until the next festive buildup.
Before our favourite flavours of chai, cinnamon, chocolate orange and gingerbread disappear for another twelve months, here are the best places you can grab a bit of your favourite sweet treats, or get your last batch in for Christmas day.
Chai Cookies, Chunk Cookies
Chai blend is one of the most underrated festive flavours around, but luckily Leeds-based bakery Chunk Cookies saw their through this and gave it a rightful place in the limelight this Christmas. A chai blend dough, mixed with apple infused cranberries and chopped walnuts, stuffed full of the smoothest vegan white chocolate. The Chai Cookies are packed with one light and sweet flavour with that warm Christmas spice undertone.
Gingerbread Cake, Brew and Brownie Bakeshop
Coffee shops are a great source of festive, limited edition, baked goods and a prime example of this is the gingerbread cake with chai buttercream and salted caramel from Brew and Brownie. Chances are, the cakes don’t last long here, but there’s no reason you can’t stock up on delicious slices of sponge before December 25th, or even see if you can preorder your own for the Christmas dinner table.
Festive Donut Selection, Doboy Donuts
If you’re hosting a buffet-style Christmas, these pre-portioned treats are going to be your best friend. This irresistible selection of donuts from Doboy Donuts are available to order right to your doorstep too, so if you’ve forgotten to bring dessert to that pre-Christmas get-together- just make sure you get to the door before anyone else and nobody will ever have to know you forgot. Available in six scrumptious flavours, with some vegan options available upon request, we know these are going to be a popular choice this year.
Chocolate Marshmallow and Stout Cake, Wapentake
Wapentake is the perfect place to go for all things Yorkshire, and that includes your festive treats. All baked with local products, their ever changing supply of cakes and beers make them the ideal place to stop for a pre-Christmas treat. This Vegan Chocolate and Marshmallow Stout cake is perfectly served with a Liquid Boogie, a hot chocolate and marshmallow stout. To find out what’s the flavour of the week, you’ll have to head in store.
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Gingerbread Millionaire Slices, Dinos Cakery
If you’re looking for individual desserts for Christmas day, or just fancy a chocolatey snack to get get you in the festive spirit, brownies and blondies are a great solution. Based at Leeds Dock, Dinos Cakery stock all the Christmas snacks you need and more. Flavours include festive favourites like After Eights, Baileys, Toblerone and Terry’s White Chocolate Orange, as well as Gingerbread Millionaire slices and Snowflake Blondies.
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