Rich Moist Christmas Cake

A family favorite great for the christmas holiday.

Rich moist christmas cake. This christmas fruit cake is rich and moist with a ton of flavour from the fruit so it s absolutely delish eaten plain. Store in an airtight container in a cool dry place. Homemade custard if you can. I still remember sometimes when we had finished our fruitcake before christmas my mother used to bake another light fruitcake and i used to make faces for my beloved fruitcake.

No egg chocolate mug cake. A rich moist chocolate cake with a chocolate buttercream icing. No frosting no fondant nothing needed and it s certainly how i pick away at the leftovers for weeks and weeks. I substituted the brandy for orange juice one year and it worked just as well.

Discover 10 ways to decorate your christmas cake to turn your fruit cake into a festive showstopper. But if you really want to make it special serve it with custard. You could add a bit more bourbon or brandy over this storage time to feed the cake and keep moist freeze ahead tip. Moist rich tasty.

Takes 20 min to make 4 5 hours to cook plus overnight soaking mary berry s rich traditional christmas cake recipe is filled to the brim with fruit as well as almonds brandy and treacle. I varied on the types of dried fruits added some dried cherries and cranberries but otherwise stuck to the recipe. Bake for 3 hours in the preheated oven. This is the best cake in the world.

This cake is a rich dark moist fruit cake very flavorful at christmas. Try icing with almond paste for a more festive touch. Honestly the best christmas cake we ve ever made. Warm the apricot jam and spread over the cake.

Cool in the tin. When room temperature remove cake from tin and wrap in greaseproof paper and foil for 2 3 weeks or whenever you need it but best if at least 1 week. Winter wonderland christmas cake christmas cake recipe. Rave reviews from the family.

Coco cola cake ii rating. I remember very well my mother storing her fruit cake in an old butter churn that belonged to my grandmother and great grandmother. For me it is old fashioned rich moist christmas fruitcake. The ultimate christmas cake.

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. This recipe is started in october or november so as to let it mellow before the holidays.