Christmas Cake Bbc

Sometimes it can take 30 45 minutes longer than this but in any case don t look at it for 4 hours.

Christmas cake bbc. Christmas cake recipes from all your favourite bbc chefs mary berry delia smith frances quinn the hairy bikers and many more. Put 1kg mixed dried fruit the zest and juice of 1 orange and 1 lemon 150ml brandy or other alcohol 250g softened butter and 200g light soft brown sugar in a large pan set over a medium heat. Or you can go for our traditional best ever christmas cake. I ve made it twice and as we re heading into christmas cake making season it seemed as good a time as any to take a look.

Christmas cake and fruitcake often refer to the same thing. Again a little late in the day for that perhaps. Grease a 20cm 8inch round or an 18cm 7inch square cake tin and line the bottom and sides with baking parchment. If you re making and decorating a christmas cake for the first time.

Bbc good food make mature christmas cake. However the american version of fruitcake often differs significantly from british christmas cake which is typically a moist dense fruitcake draped in fondant and often decorated festively for the holiday season. Cool the cake for 30 minutes in the tin then remove it to a wire rack to finish cooling. Celebrate christmas with a rich moist fruitcake or perhaps a modern sponge based creation.

Bake the cake on the lowest shelf of the oven for 4 hours until it feels springy in the centre when lightly touched. This make and mature christmas cake by james martin comes from the bbc good food website. View gallery 28 photos 1 of 28. Remember stir up sunday is on 22 november this year.

See more ideas about christmas cake cake bbc good food recipes. We ve got all the recipes you need and tips for decorating too. Nov 27 2018 easy to make festive fruity cakes. Heat the oven to 150c 130c fan gas2.

The recipe includes nuts the option of adding tea and suggests leaving it to mature for a whole six months.