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Can I make a Christmas cake?

ClaireLR
ClaireLR Posts: 1,712 Forumite
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A few weeks ago I made my Xmas puds and have lots of ingredients left which I don't know what to do with. I was wonderng if anyone had a recipe for Christmas cake which uses all/some of these please......

SR flour
dark muscovado sugar
chopped nuts
mixed dried fruit
glace cherries
mixed spice
cinnamon
sultanas
brandy and sherry

does anyone have a recipe please! If not for Christmas cake for another kind of fruity/boozy cake would be good please :D
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  • Fen1
    Fen1 Posts: 1,580 Forumite
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    Usual suspects: deliaonline, waitrose.com , uktvfood.
    Bound to be something in that lot.
  • brazilianwax
    brazilianwax Posts: 9,438 Forumite
    Nigella's chocolate christmas cake is FAAAAAAABULOUS! And you don't need to make it ages ahead of time :D

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/chocolatefruitcake_84675.shtml
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  • ClaireLR
    ClaireLR Posts: 1,712 Forumite
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    Thanks brazillian, might make that one another time looks yum, I havent got all the ingredients to do it today

    I have found a recipe but it calls for plain flour, I only have self raising, does that make much difference? and also asks for eggs, which I dont have, is there anything else I could use in place of egg?

    Thanks
    Sometimes you have to go through
    the rain to get to the
    rainbow
  • ka7e
    ka7e Posts: 3,165 Forumite
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    I made Nigella's Choc Fruit cake today. I made 2 last year as the first was a test to see if we liked it! :grin:
    It also makes a great alternative to Christmas pud - heat a slice in the microwave and eat with thick cream.
    "Cheap", "Fast", "Right" -- pick two.
  • ClaireLR
    ClaireLR Posts: 1,712 Forumite
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    I made my cake, I used milk instead of eggs and the SR flour

    It tastes nice but is very very crumbly! I have sat it on the side covered in cling film and drowned it in whiskey, cant wait to have a slice!
    Sometimes you have to go through
    the rain to get to the
    rainbow
  • brazilianwax
    brazilianwax Posts: 9,438 Forumite
    Well done you!!! :beer:
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    ;)Thinks Naughty Things Too Much Clique Member No 3, 4 & 5 ;)
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