Now I get a couple of hours a week to myself, aside from working, I like to try and make a little bit of time for me, even if that means just having a cup of tea and reading a book for 20 minutes or catching up on some TV without the children around.
Admittedly I do make this kind of a lunch break so it’s only fitting that I have something to eat, right? Nothing too heavy but something to tide me over until tea time. I hate to state the obvious but the festive season is drawing closer and closer and, of course, all the sweet treats that you’d normally expect around this time of year are making an appearance.

Elizabeth Draper is the founder of ‘ElizabethDBakes’. Based in South-East London this award winning baker creates and bakes in a dedicated gluten-free space which is great news for those who have this particular intolerance. It’s also great for people who just love cake!
One particular product that is typically only brought out around Christmas is Stollen. It’s traditionally German and is usually made with chopped candied fruit, dried fruit, nuts and spices; obviously there are lots of variations but one thing that’s unanimous is that it’s incredibly tasty.
ElizabethDBakes Cranberry, Pistachio & Orange Stollen
This particular Stollen by ElizabethDBakes is the epitome of Christmas. It has the cranberry, fresh orange and cardamom and has a wonderfully soft, melt in your mouth marzipan centre. It’s basically like Christmas has exploded on your palate; follow this with a cup of tea in a Christmas mug and you are well on your way to enjoying the festive season.

The Stollen comes in a double layered gift box should you want to give it as a gift, or it’s ready to eat as soon as you get it.Each batch is cooked fresh and because it contains no artificial preservatives, it’s best enjoyed within six weeks from when it’s made.
If you do choose to give it as a gift you can add a message for the recipient. It’s currently available for £16.50 which includes postage on the ElizabethDBakes website.
Or, if you want something to unwrap when you feel like it then why not try these individual Stollen bars. You get 6 for £18.00 including postage!

Win In The Christmas Bonanza
Christmas is never Christmas without Stollen so why not experience the sensation of ElizabethDBakes for yourself? I’m giving away one gift tin of Stollen for you to enjoy over the festive period so grab a cuppa and get entering!
*See yesterday’s giveaway here*
*Don’t forget to enter the next one here*
Terms and Conditions
- This competition will open on 9th November and will close on 8th December at 11.59pm
- One winner will be selected at random
- One winner will receive ONE ‘Cranberry, Pistachio and Orange Stollen Gift Tin’
- You must be a UK resident aged 18 or over
- No cash alternative will be offered
- The winners will be announced on Raising the Rings social media outlets, not the blog and will be contacted by email
- The winner will have 28 days to respond to their winner’s email
- You must enter using AT LEAST one of the entry methods in the Rafflecopter widget above, they are not all mandatory
- Please allow up to 28 days for delivery
*I received this product in return for this feature. All views and opinions are my own.

Chocolate yule log x
My favourite Christmas food is christmas cake! yummy
Rich Fruit Christmas Cake that I baked in October and been drizzling weekly with booze
I love Christmas Pudding.
Yule Log
Love MINCE PIES – we eat them all year round too if we can find the mince-meat. 🙂
I love a chocolate Yule log
pigs in blankets
I love Mince Pies
Love Pigs in Blankets x
I love lebkuchen!
Terry’s Chocolate Orange especially the dark chocolate one.
Christmas Pie!
My absolute favourite Christmas food has to be pigs in blankets, with sprouts a close second 🙂 x
Mince pies and also Xmas dinner with all the trimmings
I am a panatonne girl, even if I can’t spell it.
Mince Pies With Cream!
Christmas cake is one of my favourites and of course, lots of chocolate x
Christmas Dinner!! I love all of it, the Turkey, Sprouts, Gravy, Stuffing….mmmmmmm
Nut roast.
love christmas cake – especially the marzipan and icing
Has to be mince pies
I love sprouts cooked with chestnuts. Also mince pies.
Mince pies and stollen
i lov e yule log and sprouts, not togetehr of course hehe
Mince pies!
Has to be Christmas Pudding i love it!
Christmas Cake
Celebration chocolates
Yule Log. Basically most things with chocolate in them at Christmas!
I have never tried Stollen – but that may change very soon! I love the well fed Christmas cake with its juicy sloshed fruit. It make Christmas Day after the kids have finally gone to bed well worth it! With a nice cuppa it’s bloody heavenly haha xx
The turkey dinner is what I look forward too the most
Turkey and cranberry sauce
christmas pudding with lashings of brandy sauce
Sweet Christmas mince pies (heated, with some brandy cream as an extra treat).
I just love the whole Christmas dinner with all the trimming (even the sprouts although we do eat them mashed with butter).
Love a mince pie & brandy butter
Christmas Cake
My Dad’s homemade Christmas pud with brandy butter! Can’t wait!
Either Mince Pies or Sprouts, I can’t decide. Not together though.
It has to be the Chocolate Fudge yule log the best cake of the year!
I love Pigs in Blankets
Mince pies
Mince pies!
I really love pigs in blankets, stuffing and roast parsnips
Erm – Quality street!
mince pies ..I love them
homemade mince pies x
Mince pies and Cornish Clotted cream
Roasted Chestnuts!
Chocolate yule log
I think it has to be mince pies.
To be honest all of it!!!! lol
I love sprouts
Mince pies – but stollen comes a very close second!
My favourite is Christmas pudding
I love mince pies and clotted cream!
My favourite is chestnuts roasted on the top of our stove, simple yet festively scrumptious!
I love mince pies!
If I can say this Christmas Dinner, if not, hmmmm stuffing!
I love soft gingerbread, especially the kind covered in dark chocolate
Mine is actually Stollen…..my parents were Polish and we always had stollen at Christmas!
The turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce sandwich on Boxing day x
Christmas Pudding
Christmas cookies
Quality Street chocolates
Pigs in blankets
Christmas Pudding with Brandy Sauce
Christmas pudding
christmas pud
Mince pie with baileys cream.
christmas pudding and brandy butter
Love a mince pie
Turkey and cranberry sauce!
Roast Goose
Christmas pudding with brandy butter x
Baileys on cornflakes Christmas morning
It has to be mince pies..cannot resist them!
Mince pies and a selection box (not all together!)
Chocolate and more chocolate 🙂
Christmas pudding x
Anything with chocolate 🙂
Chocolate log for me
Always look forward to a Christmas ham.
Hot mince pies with vanilla ice cream on the side
It’s got to be roast potatoes, although I feel a cheese board is especially acceptable at Christmas 🙂
Sherry Trifle
Mince pies always have been