Christmas Cake England

The plum porridge was first cited in 1573 and was traditionally eaten on christmas eve.

Christmas cake england. In a large bowl combine the flour mixed spice cinnamon and lemon zest. Baked with molasses farm fresh eggs butter soft brown sugar flour and spices to an old recipe that has been in the family for over 100 years. Christmas cake christmas pudding mince pies if you don t like dried fruit you are in trouble at christmastime. When families in the sixteenth century made their christmas puddings for the big day they would often use some of the mixture.

A cake that may also be served at christmas time in the united kingdom in addition to the traditional christmas cake is the cake known as a yule log or chocolate log. This is a swiss roll that is coated in chocolate resembling a log. Stir in the lemon zest. Its was also the origins of the christmas pudding.

This is a real traditional english christmas cake recipe that was passed down to me from my great aunt. The christmas cake largely displaced the previously popular twelfth night cake during the victorian era. History of the christmas cake. Using a stand or hand mixer cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

A cake with lots of candied dried fruits in them a spicy sweet flavor profile and the presence of an alcohol such as rum. The traditional british christmas cake is a rich dense fruit cake made with dried fruit and treacle. Stir with a whisk until blended. Place onto the cake and make a nice clean seal with the almond paste around the sides of the cake.

Cover the sides of the cake with this band of almond paste pressing the ends together to seal. The traditional christmas cake is the merger of two dishes traditionally eaten around the christmas period plum porridge or pottage and the twelfth night cake. Typically the fruit is soaked in alcohol most commonly brandy overnight before baking then wrapped into a fragrant baking paper parcel and left to mature for at least a month. Let dry for 5 to 6 days in a warm room.

Christmas cake and fruitcake often refer to the same thing. Twelfth night and easter. The christmas cake as we know it comes from two christian feast days. In a separate bowl cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Traditional english christmas cakes are made with rich moist currants sultanas golden raisins and raisins which have been soaked in rum. 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. We also gave it to first footers at new year.