This showstopper is a little bit more effort to create, but worth it. It makes a beautiful centrepiece. Chestnuts and sweet chestnut cream are easy to find at this time of year.

Ingredients

Name: Gilded chestnut and vanilla cream log
Ingredients: For the cake: 4 large eggs 125g caster sugar 125g self-raising flour 125ml sunflower oil 20ml milk mixed with 10ml of Baileys liqueur - you will only need this if the cake in overcooked For the cream 200ml double cream 15g caster sugar 250g sweet chestnut cream 1 vanilla pod To decorate: Jar of whole cooked chestnuts or marron glace Gold edible spray Large piping bags Mint leaves to decorate (optional)

For the cake:

4 large eggs

125g caster sugar

125g self-raising flour

125ml sunflower oil

20ml milk mixed with 10ml of Baileys liqueur - you will only need this if the cake in overcooked

For the cream

200ml double cream

15g caster sugar

250g sweet chestnut cream

1 vanilla pod

To decorate:

Jar of whole cooked chestnuts or marron glace

Gold edible spray

Large piping bags

Mint leaves to decorate (optional)