Elderflower jelly, mincemeat baklava, cassata ice - Nigel Slater's Christmas dessert recipes

Dishes of chocolate-coated halva and bowls of sticky poached quince, these sweet treats will delight friends and families throughout the festive season There is rough-hewn, sesame-scented halva with dark chocolate, walnuts and sugared rose petals; wedges of golden baklava with layers of sweet mincemeat and buttery filo; an ice-cream glistening with candied fruit and amaretti, and glass dishes of jelly that smells of sweet orange, elderflower, pomegranate and fresh mint. A bowl of quince has been...