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Christmas Cake recipes

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Does anyone have any nice christmas cake recipes they can share? I am planning on making my own this year. I would like a square one and a good size as there are six of us. I used to have one with nuts in too but I can't find that. I prefer the dark fruit ones that you feed over a month. Thanks in advance
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  • bunty109
    bunty109 Posts: 1,265 Forumite
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    Does anyone have any nice christmas cake recipes they can share? I am planning on making my own this year. I would like a square one and a good size as there are six of us. I used to have one with nuts in too but I can't find that. I prefer the dark fruit ones that you feed over a month. Thanks in advance


    I made this one last year: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4825/gingery-christmas-cake

    It isn't very dark, has a few ground almonds in it (I guess you could leave them out if you wanted and just put in more flour), and tasted delicious. I'm already thinking about getting ingredients to give it another go this year!
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  • i got my recipe from www.deliaonline.co.uk and because i had never made one before i made it last week & had to try it (!) and it was lovely! So now i have to make another few (some for presents!)
    Now im debt free i want to be fat free too!
  • hels102
    hels102 Posts: 737 Forumite
    I have used Delia's Tradditional Christmas Cake recipe for the last 3yrs and it's been lovely everytime, I always get comments on and a few people want me to make one for them this year! I tend to make it the beginning of November and feed it brandy till mid December before Icing!
    :xmassmile Looking forward to December:xmassmile
  • ellieo
    ellieo Posts: 758 Forumite
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    can anyone help me with a couple of questions about christmas cakes please
    1, when is the best time to make them
    2, ok i know you have to feed them but can you use anything other than alcohol
    3, whats the best way to keep them until you want to marzipan/ice them
    thanks for any help you can give !!
  • finc
    finc Posts: 1,095 Forumite
    I use this recipe of Delia's every year and it always goes down well. I use brandy instead of whisky though and don't bother with the angostoura bitters and use dark brown sugar instead of molasses sugar. It's a very dark, rich and alcoholic fruit cake yum.

    I tend to make mine mid October and feed as and when I remember.
    :smileyhea
  • Im going to have a go with the delia one this year its very popular.
  • becs
    becs Posts: 2,101 Forumite
    Yep definately Delia for me, I've done hers for the past 3 years aswell. Really nice recipe.
    As for when to make it, I usually do mine about mid october. To store it I just double wrap in greaseproof paper then foil.
    Definately make your own marzipan aswell though- so easy and much nicer than shop bought!

    Becs
  • I have this one and it's never failed yet

    6oz sultanas
    6oz raisins
    4oz currants
    4oz glacecherries
    3oz mixed peel
    1/4 pint sherry
    6oz butter
    6oz soft brown sugar
    4 eggs
    4oz SR flour
    4oz plain flour
    pinch salt
    1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
    1oz ground almonds

    Mix together all fruit. pour sherry over and leave to soak for 1 week, covered. Stir frequently until required.

    Grease & line a 7 - 8 inch cake tin

    Method

    Cream butter & sugar until soft & fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Fold in flour, salt & ground almonds. Drain off any liquid from the fruit and mix fruit into mixture stirring until well blended. Put into prepared tin, smooth top and bake just below middle of oven for 1 hour on gas mark 3. Then cover with foil and reduce oven to gas mark 2 and cook for a further 1.5 hours until firm to touch. Leave to stand in tin until nearly cold. remove from tin, !!!!! well and pour over liquid from dried fruit. Wrap in foil or greaseproof paper and leave to mature until a few days before christmas, then marzipan & ice.

    If you are doing a 9 inch square I would add an extra egg and an extra 2oz of flours, sugars, fruit
  • Actually I might add 2 eggs and so on. There is a lovely thread on this on another forum

    http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk?topicid=2652&threadid=227081#4585192
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