Christmas Cake Recipe Delia

I made a couple of different cakes handed them to the christmas cake eaters and this was voted the favourite.

Christmas cake recipe delia. A classic recipe for a fruity and slightly boozy christmas cake nigella lawson will be answering your christmas dessert questions live on our food blog on friday 9 december at 12pm. When it s completely cold wrap in double greaseproof paper and then foil and store in an airtight tin or polythene box. There are more fruit cake recipes in our christmas cakes and toppings collection here. Her famous christmas cake.

I do actually like the cake as much as i can like a fruit cake it s the marzipan and icing that i m not fond of. We ve put together our best christmas cake recipes of all time. For the cake place all the dried fruit including the cherries into a large mixing bowl pour over the brandy and stir in the orange zest. Dark moist very rich with more fruit than cake it s the nation s favourite recipe and it s easy to see why.

This is a very dark rich fruit cake. Take a look at our boozy chocolate christmas cake recipe. So now this is the recipe i always use. Christmas cake recipes from all your favourite bbc chefs mary berry delia smith frances quinn the hairy bikers and many more.

Put all the dried fruit in a container pour over the sherry and stir in the orange zest. Cool the cake for 45 minutes in the tin then remove it to a wire rack to finish cooling. Fancy coating your christmas cake with chocolate. So if you re planning on making your own cake this christmas we have over 20 recipes to choose.

This is my original christmas cake from the first book a combination of my grandmother s my mother s and a few tweaks from me. 50 items magazine subscription save 44 and get a cookbook of your choice celebrate christmas with a rich moist fruitcake or perhaps a modern sponge based creation. Cover with a lid and leave to soak for 3 days stirring daily. Cover with clingfilm and leave to soak for three days.

If you re making and decorating a christmas cake for the first time. We ve got all the recipes you need and tips for decorating too.