Edible Goodies for Everyone on Your List

We all have them—those people on our holiday shopping lists for whom we want to show our appreciation, but who we don’t quite know well enough to know what they’ll enjoy. Take a look at our lists below to make your holiday shopping a breeze. We’ve picked 12 delicious food gifts that will be sure to please anyone’s taste buds, whether it’s your boss, neighbor or your kids’ teachers.

1. Beatrice Bakery's Chocolate Fruit & Nut Cake

Here’s a fruitcake that won’t make anyone cringe. Beloved since 1917 and featured last year on Food Network’s Unwrapped and ABC’s The View, the Chocolate Fruit & Nut Cake from Grandma’s Bake Shoppe ($17.99 per 1-pound box) asks those who love chocolate, fruits and nuts to give fruitcake another go. This decadent cake consists of 70 percent cherries, Malaysian pineapple, golden raisins, walnuts, pecans, almonds, brandy bourbon and rum in a butter batter.

Website: beatricebakery.com

2. Blackberry Patch's Breakfast Crates

For a gift that’ll brighten his or her morning, Blackberry Patch’s Breakfast Gift Crate ($12.95) and the deluxe Breakfast Club Gift Crate ($19.95) feature all-natural syrup and buttermilk pancake mix shrink-wrapped in a hand-crafted wood crate. The Breakfast Club Gift Crate includes two syrups—Raspberry and Blackberry—for added variety. Blackberry Patch has been creating top-notch preserves and syrups since 1988 on a farm near Thomasville, Ga. Today it continues to harvest the freshest local fruits, preserving them in jams, jellies, and fruit syrups.

Website: blackberrypatch.com

3. Charleston Crêpe Co.'s Toffee or Salted Caramel Crêpe Cakes

These cakes are crafted completely by hand, making them a knockout holiday party confection or a perfect gift for even the most discerning foodie. The husband and wife duo behind Charleston Crêpe Company makes these addictive cakes from 25 layers of delicate crêpes held together with a pastry cream. Every holiday, they introduce a selection of limited-edition crêpe cakes in addition to their signature vanilla and chocolate. This year proves even more decadent with a Special Edition Toffee Crêpe Cake topped with dark chocolate ganache and crumbled toffee, and a Salted Caramel Crêpe Cake featuring alternating layers of pastry cream and homemade caramel, finished with just the right amount of French sea salt (each $50). Available for shipping nationwide, these cakes are packaged in retro glossy tins.

Website: charlestoncrepecompany.com

4. Cucina 39's Lasagna with Wine Infused Turkey Ragu

You’ll make anyone’s holiday easier with this hand-layered gourmet Turkey Lasagna ($25 for four large slices). Made in small batches near Washington, D.C. by Chef Keaton Hopkins—who has worked at top restaurants such as Michael Mina’s Aqua in the Bellagio in Las Vegas and under Fabio Trabocchi at the former Maestro in the Ritz-Carlton—each lasagna is made with all-natural, wine-infused ground turkey ragu, Cucina 39’s signature marinara sauce, five layers of fresh, handmade pasta sheets made with Italian Caputo 00 flour and topped with a creamy béchamel sauce. Simple reheat and serve. Place your order online or find the lasagna at select Dean & Deluca stores, Whole Foods Markets and other specialty retailers.

Website: cucina39.com

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