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Pierce a hole in each cookie before baking and hang from the tree with ribbon once baked.

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You can bake and freeze these cakes un-iced. Defrost for 1 to 2 hours, then ice.

Chocolate truffle torte

SERVES 16 READY IN 30 mins, plus chilling

 450g dark chocolate, broken into squares  5tbsp liquid glucose  5tbsp Disaronno liqueur  75g amaretti biscuits  600ml light double cream  350g assorted truffles  Edible gold metallic lustre dust  YOU WILL NEED  23cm loose-based cake tin, greased and lined with baking parchment

Melt the chocolate, liquid glucose and liqueur together in

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