Food Trails with Tushita: Your Ultimate Christmas Culinary Journey

At Food Trails with Tushita, we celebrate festivals through flavours.
This Christmas, we bring you decadent dessert recipes straight from the festive kitchens of The Metropolitan Hotel & Spa, curated by Executive Chef Swapnadeep Mukherjee.

Rich chocolate, warm spices, festive indulgence, and classic holiday cheer — these recipes are perfect for Christmas parties, family dinners, and cosy winter evenings.

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🍰 1. Christmas Cheer Truffle Rum Cake

Christmas Rum Cake Recipe | Chocolate Truffle Cake | Christmas Desserts

Ingredients

Chocolate Sponge

• Flour: 175 gm
• Coco powder: 25 gm
• Eggs: 10 no
• Sugar: 200 gm
• Rum: 30 ml
• Baking powder: ¼ tsp

Chocolate Filling

• Chocolate (melted): 500 gm
• Cream (whipped): 1 lt
• Egg white (beaten): 5 eggs
• Sugar: 100 gm
• Rum: 30 ml

Method

• Separate egg yolks and whites
• Whisk sugar and egg yolks together and add vanilla essence
• Whisk egg whites to a stiff consistency
• Sift flour and baking powder
• Mix egg whites and egg yolk mixture
• Fold flour and coco powder into eggs using the cut-and-fold method
• Line the greasing tray with butter paper and pour the mixture
• Bake at 200°C for 25 minutes

Chocolate Filling

• Melt the chocolate and keep it aside
• Whip cream and add vanilla essence
• Combine egg white and sugar on a double boiler till stiff
• Add cream, remove from heat, add rum and melted chocolate
• Layer cake with sponge and chocolate filling
• Refrigerate for 1 hour and serve chilled

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🍫 2. Santa’s Favourite Nutty Chocolate Brownie

Christmas Brownie Recipe | Nutty Chocolate Brownie | Holiday Baking

Ingredients

• Butter (melted): 2.2 kg
• Dark chocolate: 1.5 kg
• Sugar: 2.2 kg
• Cocoa powder: ¾ cup
• Flour: 5½ cups
• Baking powder: 1.25 tbsp
• Almond powder: 1.1 kg
• Almond pieces: 1 kg
• Whole eggs: 22 no

Method

• Sift flour and baking powder
• Melt butter and chocolate, add sugar
• Add sieved flour and dry ingredients
• Fold in eggs gently, do not overmix
• Line a tray with butter paper and pour the mixture
• Bake at 170°C for 40 minutes
• Serve warm with icing sugar and chocolate sauce

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🍬 3. Santa’s Secret Chocolate Fudge Balls

Chocolate Fudge Balls | Christmas Chocolate Treats | No-Bake Desserts

Ingredients

• Chocolate fudge: 250 gm
• Dark chocolate: 250 gm
• Almonds (toasted): 1 bowl

Method

• Melt dark chocolate over a double boiler
• Cool slightly until warm
• Add toasted almonds and chocolate fudge
• Mix well
• Shape into small balls or moulds on butter paper
• Refrigerate until set
• Garnish with white chocolate drizzle
• Wish everyone Merry Christmas

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☕ 4. Jolly Gingerbread Eggnog Hot Chocolate

Christmas Hot Chocolate | Eggnog Hot Chocolate | Winter Drinks

Ingredients

• Milk: 6 cups
• Heavy whipping cream: 1 cup
• Sugar: ⅔ cup
• Egg yolks: 4 large
• Chocolate chips: 1½ cups
• Ground ginger: 1 tsp
• Ground cinnamon: 2 tsp
• Ground nutmeg: ½ tsp
• Salt: ½ tsp
• Vanilla extract: 1 tsp

To Garnish

• Whipped cream
• Mini chocolate chips
• Cinnamon

Method

• Whisk milk, cream, sugar, and egg yolks in a saucepan
• Add chocolate chips, spices, and salt
• Cook on medium-high heat until steaming
• Remove from heat and add vanilla
• Pour into cups
• Garnish with whipped cream, chocolate chips, and cinnamon
• Serve warm

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✨ Celebrate Christmas with Food Trails with Tushita

From rich rum cake to comforting hot chocolate, these festive desserts bring warmth, indulgence, and joy to your Christmas celebrations.

Crafted by Chef Swapnadeep Mukherjee, these recipes reflect luxury, tradition, and festive spirit — straight from The Metropolitan Hotel & Spa to your home.

🎄 Bake. Sip. Celebrate.
Because Christmas is sweeter when shared.