Christmas cakes

Cunning Stunt

Hi all,

I am in the process of baking my Christmas cakes this evening. The smell of Christmas wafting around the house is divine! I hope they come out OK.

Anyone else have theirs done / plan on making them soon?

What recipe are you using? I use the Angela Nilsen recipe from BBC goodfood. It's not your typical heavy, boozy Christmas cake. It's more of a lighter version with a lovely spicy flavour - well recommended!

washiskin

I was discussing this very event with my M-i-L earlier today & I recommended the Creole Christmas Cake from the Delia Christmas Book & also the Chocolate Fruitcake from Nigella. I think the fact that both are boiled appealed to her as an old fashioned type of cake.

flutegirl

Cunning Stunt wrote: »

Hi all,

I am in the process of baking my Christmas cakes this evening. The smell of Christmas wafting around the house is divine! I hope they come out OK.

Anyone else have theirs done / plan on making them soon?

What recipe are you using? I use the Angela Nilsen recipe from BBC goodfood. It's not your typical heavy, boozy Christmas cake. It's more of a lighter version with a lovely spicy flavour - well recommended!

I sometimes think the smell of the Christmas cake baking is actually better than the eating of it! It's the anticipation of what's to come

ChewChew

I don't make Christmas cake because we never eat it, but I've started buying the ingredients for my puddings so I'm gonna get started on them soon. Although I thought I would have them started by now. I use my mums recipe that she has from her home ec book from school

freshpopcorn

We use a recipe similar to this but we tweak the fruit to suit our tastes.


http://www.dochara.com/the-irish/irish-christmas/traditional-irish-christmas-cake/

Alicat

We use an old recipe of my Granny's. It's written in the back of an old faded address book, and has been for years. Should really write it down somewhere else before that one falls apart!

Loughc

Alicat wrote: »

We use an old recipe of my Granny's. It's written in the back of an old faded address book, and has been for years. Should really write it down somewhere else before that one falls apart!

Save it on a phone and an email account aswell

Pumpkinseeds

ChewChew wrote: »

I don't make Christmas cake because we never eat it, but I've started buying the ingredients for my puddings so I'm gonna get started on them soon. Although I thought I would have them started by now. I use my mums recipe that she has from her home ec book from school

Eek, if that book is the one with the brown cover, you're going to make me feel very old:(. I had one for home ec for my leaving cert in '91, in fairness though it was a good book:)

touts

I use the Mertle Allen Christmas Fruitcake, with almond paste and white icing recipe. Lovely traditional christmas cake. Probably 70 years old. You'd never eat it any other time of the year but Christmas eve isn't Christmas Eve without a slice.

Moonbeam

ooh I do not like Christmas cake but I want to start some tradition with the kids and make one and I love pudding and someone always makes me one but would love to make our own.
Any suggestions for the simplest easiest recipes are welcome..

Cunning Stunt

Moonbeam, the Angela Nilsen recipe from bbc is fairly simple in my opinion, and it is not your typical heavy Christmas cake, so I wholeheartedly recommend it.

eskimocat

Can anyone recommend a Christmas cake type recipe that doesn't include eggs, if that's even possible!