When it comes to sweet treats at Christmas, the classic rum-infused cake takes precedence with bakers hosting cake mixing parties weeks before the festival. Alongside are traditional treats such as kulkuls, rose cookies, gingerbread men, mince pies, and a range of frosted cookies. Among this varied buffet lies a silent showstopper that is central to the festival (and otherwise too) but often forgotten: the toffee. Of late, there has been a real nostalgia-driven revival of the traditional confectionery and makers across the country are creating chewy toffees and even flavoured, nut-infused variants.