Festive non-christmas cake?

misskool

We don't have a christmas cake as neither of us like rich fruit cake, we don't have christmas pudding as it's too heavy.

I was veering towards a sponge cake with the fruit mixed in but can't seem to find a recipe.

Can't make a yule log as I haven't got a swiss roll tin.

any other festive cakes that you make because you're not a christmas cake fan?

thanks all!!

lostinrates

What a bout a dundee cake if you want a lighter fruit cake? or a cherry cake would be red studded and festive but light and bright.:)

Psykicpup

Havent made one ... but a year or so ago we had some choc orange fruit sponge puddings .. little individual ones ..bought on special .. they were slightly lighter more like spotted !!!!!! texture wise .. similar amount of fruit as normal but lovely & dark from the choc & with a freshing citrus tangy .. shouldnt be too hard to recreate really.... just beyond me .. bet someone here can tho lol!

ka7e

I've made Nigella's Chocolate Fruit Cake for the last 2 years and will make another this week. It looks like a traditional fruit cake, but smells and tastes much nicer! Spicy, ffruity orangey and very CHOCOLATEY

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/nigella-lawson/chocolate-fruit-cake-recipe/index.html

Penelope_Penguin

misskool wrote: »

any other festive cakes that you make because you're not a christmas cake fan?

I love Christmas cake, pudding and mince pies, so won't be much help

How about profiteroles?

Delia's chocolate torte (this freezes well if you have leftovers, as it's quite rich).

Nigella's Christmas Rocky Road - brazil nut, cherries and marshmallow, though you can vary this if those exact ingredients aren;t to your taste

flea72

misskool wrote: »

Can't make a yule log as I haven't got a swiss roll tin

most baking sheets are deep enough to be used as a swiss roll tin

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Fen1

You could try Panettone; or Bolo do Rei ( King's Cake ), the Portugese / south American Christmas cake which is similar to Panettone, but you can make it with either glace fruits or chestnuts.

jackieglasgow

I just use a normal baking sheet for swiss rools. What about Nigella's Chocolate pudding? We are having wither that or some sort of chocolate orange sponge which I shall invent on the day.

misskool

flea72 wrote: »

most baking sheets are deep enough to be used as a swiss roll tin

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I also don't actually own a baking sheet, I just line the grill pan with greaseproof paper when baking cookies


Thanks all, might attempt a dundee cake or the chocolate torte thing. Just wanted something christmas-sy without the heavy cake bit

VfM4meplse

misskool wrote: »

I was veering towards a sponge cake with the fruit mixed in but can't seem to find a recipe.

Can't beat a panettone, light but delicious.

I used to have a recipe for a candian fruit cake, sponge wth a few raisins / sultanas / currants / peel, also tinned pineapple pieces and a couple of spoonfuls of whiskey....again a really good teatime treat!

kelloggs36

Stollen - very light and delicious.