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by Joanne Yao
22 December, 2009



   
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The ultimate takeaway Christmas desserts

Whether you do dinner out or in, save room for dessert and gather your loved ones back at home to enjoy the end of Christmas eve -- and some delicious dessert -- together
 
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Preparing a Christmas meal at home this year? End your kitchen shift early and pick up an extravagant holiday dessert from the town’s dedicated bakers to cap off a night of festivities.

Christmas desserts
Stollen from hoF

Look beyond the wheels of chocolate cake to hoF’s Christmas specialty: stollen. Owner Brian Tan starts soaking raisins and citrus peel in liquor a full year before he bakes these spiced loaves. The oven-fresh bread is soaked in butter, rolled in cinnamon sugar and then dusted with more sugar. Though we weren’t able to resist eating ours for even a day, Tan says to “age the stollen for at least two weeks to develop a deeper flavor.” Price: RMB 69
hoF, 30 Sinan Lu, near Huaihai Lu 思南路30号, 近淮海中路, +86 21 6093 2058

Christmas desserts
Buche de Noel from Lawry’s

Pastry Chef Philippe Chen’s buche de noel is built on a giant two-pound base of rum-dashed sponge cake layered with cream and fresh strawberries. Baking from a recipe he picked up in Switzerland years ago, Chen covers the cake with a rich ganache made with three types of Swiss chocolate and cream. “It’s much healthier because I don’t use butter,” he insists. The controlled sweetness and smooth frosting will motivate your appetite even after a feast. Price: RMB 398, 48 hours advance notice required
Lawry’s, Unit 1, No. 22-23, North Block Xintiandi, 181 Taicang Lu, near Madang Lu 太仓路181号新天地北里22-23号1单元, 近马当路, +86 21 6387 0096

Christmas desserts
Macarons from Papillon

Trust a Frenchman to bake you a batch of the city’s finest double-decker macarons. Chef William Mahi told us it took him eight years to “find the perfect balance in flavors” and to develop his recipe. Indeed the effort shows: these have just the right ratio of filling to moist cookie. His dream of opening on a macaron shop is just a dream for now, but until then, you can try his gem-like macarons in five flavors at Papillon. Price: RMB 4 each, available in any order size, 24-hours advance notice required
Papillon, 4/F, 102 Guangdong Lu, near Sichuan Lu 广东路路102号4楼, 近四川路, +86 21 6323 8029



   
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shfoodie
28 December, 2009
Great stollen, in Shanghai it's the best yet in fact, really comparable to those you get in Europe. Looking forward to go back to hoF again!
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shfoodie
28 December, 2009
Great stollen, in Shanghai it's the best yet in fact, really comparable to those you get in Europe. Looking forward to go back to hoF again!
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