Christmas is the very time to pamper your family with tasty Christmas cakes and Christmas goodies recipes. The customary Christmas cake represents the plum cake.

Christmas goodies can be wrapped in splendid Christmas baskets and can be gifted as Christmas presents on Christmas Eve. Homemade Christmas goodie recipes make your Christmas celebrations an unforgettable ones.

Given as a present they delight and make the recipient smile. To surprise your closed and loved one you can prepare the following goodies.

Raspberry Chocolate Trifle:

You will need1 package instant chocolate pudding mix, 2 cups cold milk, 1 frozen pound cake, 2 cups of fresh or frozen thawed raspberries, 1 cup of raspberry preserves, whipped cream or topping and raspberries for garnish.
How to prepare it

Follow the package direction when mixing pudding and milk. Let it cool. Cut pound cake into 1-inch cubes, placing half in small trifle bowl. Afterwards stir along with raspberries and preserves. Spoon half of this mixture over cake.

Put half of the pudding over raspberries repeating the layers again and again. Chill the meal until it becomes ready to be served. It can be decorated with the help of whipped topping and more raspberries.

Chocolate Peppermint Christmas Goodies Recipe:

You will need 1 1/2 large chocolate bar with almonds, 9 oz tub Cool Whip,1/2 tsp peppermint flavoring and crushed nuts.

How to prepare

Chocolate bars should be melted in top of double boiler, afterward remove them from heat and stir. Put cool Whip and peppermint to the received chocolate and beat until the mixture becomes well blended. Place it into the fridge for about 45 minutes. Then form spoonfuls of mixture into balls and roll balls in crushed nuts. Once they are done, place the balls into the fridge within about an hour.