R Christmas Cake

I ve baked a christmas cake for the first time and it s a large square shape.

R christmas cake. The cake also keeps for months so you can serve the slices whenever people drop by during the christmas holidays. Dear members please be informed that s r s hotline will follow the 8 digit format on oct. Try icing with almond paste for a more festive touch. This is in compliance with the national telecommunications commission s ntc directive to migrate all existing 7 digit landline numbers in metro manila to an 8 digit format.

You can smell the buttery cake mixed with cranberries and spicy orange. Heat the oven to 150c 130c fan gas2. This cake is a rich dark moist fruit cake very flavorful at christmas. Dec 25 new year.

Christmas cake is a classic for a reason. The strong fruit flavours go so well with the almond paste and sweet white icing. Tie a double thickness of brown paper round the outside and put the tin on a baking sheet. Or does it really need to be iced as one big cake with the jam marzipan icing all on the crust part.

It s just the perfect festive treat. Grease a 20cm 8inch round or an 18cm 7inch square cake tin and line the bottom and sides with baking parchment. A cake with lots of candied dried fruits in them a spicy sweet flavor profile and the presence of an alcohol such as rum. This recipe is a play on the classic with the slightly spicy addition of crystallised ginger.

The best part of this recipe is how simple it is to make. Posted by 3 hours ago. For a christmas centre piece try nigella s spruced up vanilla cake or yule log. Pick over the fruit and mix it with the almonds lemon zest and spices.

Christmas cake and fruitcake often refer to the same thing. A boozy christmas cake isn t everybody s cup of tea and definitely not one for the entire family. I call this christmas cake because as it bakes it fills the house with the warm aromas of christmas. 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.

I remember very well my mother storing her fruit cake in an old butter churn that belonged to my grandmother and great grandmother. Instead of your usual liquour such as brandy grape juice is a good alternative. This recipe is started in october or november so as to let it mellow before the holidays. If you re looking.