christmas cake tag
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Cookware Essentials Christmas Cake... I made your christmas cake and it was delicious.Thankyou for the recipe which I'll use again next time. I didn't worry about the wooden box but stuck to the cooking time mentioned.Cheers Pam |
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Heres a christmas cake recipe for all Best Fruitcake ever- Ill say!!! and a cerry listmas to you! 1 cup butter 1 cup sugar 4 large eggs 1 cup dried fruit 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt lemon juice 1 cup brown sugar nuts 1 or 2 quarts whiskey Before you start, ... |
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Bestest ever Christmas Cake recipe needed What is your never-fail, bestest ever Christmas cake recipe please? Mum used to make ours but since her death we havent had one (obviously!!!) and now my girls want to make one. Help please :) |
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Christmas Cake - when to pour the brandy over Do you do this as soon as it comes out of the oven - or the next day when the cake has cooled?Confusing! I used a recipe off the back of Edmonds High Grade Flour pack.No mention of brandy, but I would like to pour some over! |
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Dairy free and egg free christmas cake also very cheap, great for people on a budget. 700grams mixed fruit 1 1/3 cups of orange juice ( Raro or and fruit juice) 2 cups of self raising flour. soak fruit in juice over night. Add flour and put in a greased tin. Bake 1 1/4 hours at 180 degrees tur... |
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Nice icing for christmas cake please home made that is not to sweet or buttery, dont want a sickly sweet one , thanks in advance |
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Christmas Cake Topping - HELP! I've made a Christmas Cake - and have since decided I'd like to put a nut topping on it! is it too late? All the recipes I've seen so far say you need to cook the topping onto the cake? Does anyone know how to put a topping on before you serve it? Would l... |
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Hep please Melford - Your G/F Christmas cake I really like the lood of this cake and would have no trouble making it if it was for a family member, but I am making it to be given to a g/free family as part of a church thing.Is there annything non-alcoholicI can substitute for the brandy?I know it wi... |
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MY HUBBIE DOESN'T LIKE A DARK CHRISTMAS CAKE ... Would it be OK to use my usual sultana cake recipe and substitute the sultanas for mixed fruit?Would the baking time be the same? |
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Wanting gluten free christmas cake I usually make the ginger ale fruit cake in the edmonds book but now have to go gluten free. What flour do I use that is Gluten free. Thanks, |
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Christmas cake icing help I am cutting holly out of coloured fondant, how do I get it to stay attached to the iced christmas cake?? Thanks |
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Have just made christmas cake with banana in it....has anyone else made or tried it. It was in the nzwomans weekly, last week i think. i used 2 bananas, and you could taste the banana flavour. i only hope it keeps and doesnt go mouldy. soaked the fruit in 1 cup brandy overnight. |
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Christmas cake recipe calls for whisky...... in it, but i dont have any. have a bottle of Glava which is a whisky liquer. would that be ok to use.... going to try alison holst christmas cake, boiled in teabags. the recipe has no brandy etc in it. would it hurt to put some in, and would you put it in... |
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Christmas cake with pineapple wrapped in t-towel I would so much appreciate help with finding a Christmas cake recipe that has pineapple in it.It has to be one of the yummiest Christmas cakes I have ever eaten. The recipe (was from memory) in a monthly woman magazine (maybe Australia definitely not NZ).... |
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Christmas cake...no alchohol?what can i substitue? I have found a recipe for a christmas cake that im wantitng to make,however i do not want to add alchohol into my cake so what could i use as a substitute for the 1 Cup of Rum?? Also,with using no alchohol in the cake,how would i store it and how long? th... |
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Alison Holst's 3-egg Christmas Cake Can anyone help me (for my daughter) with Alison Holst's 3-egg Christmas Cake recipe please.I have made her 6-egg one and for the life of me, I can't put my hands on my copy of the smaller one. Many thanks, in anticipation. |
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Christmas Cake Recipe without Butter please Anyone got a christmas cake recipe without butter.One that has been tried and is successful please.Need to make one for someone who is dairy free.Thanks. |
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Christmas cake Have I left it too late to make one? I am a christmas cake virgin LOL and really want to make one. |
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Gluten Free Christmas Cake I am currently making the wooden cakebox christmas cake, and I also want to make a gluten-free christmas cake.Does anyone know if I can use the same recipe, just change the flour to gluten free? (the BP/fruit etc is already gf). Would I use the same measu... |
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NIGELLA LAWSON'S CHRISTMAS CAKE RECIPE Anyone have this recipe please? |
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Making christmas cake and the icing meaning the almond and the royal what would the key things i would need to know about handling them.when i say the icing meaning i am going to get it pre made from the shop. Never handled it as this is the first time i am making a christmas cake. |
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Moist christmas cake recipe please can anyone give me a nice moist recipe for christmas cake, I dont like crumbly dry ones i like the real nice moist ones. Thanks heaps. |
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Christmas cake - best way to store please?? Need to put it away before it gets eaten! thanks |
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Can I use self-raising flour in a Christmas cake I bought SR flour by mistake.The basic ingredients are 12 oz flour, 12 oz sugar, 12 oz butter, 5 eggs with 3lb of fruit.Plus golden syrup, pineapple and spices.Many thanks. |
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Juliewn - Q re. christmas cake ingredients Can you please help me. I have all my ingredients ready to go to make my cakes today using your recipe BUT the recipe I have copied from here http://www.trademe.co.nz/Community/MessageBoard/Messages.aspx?id=68850&topic=13says to use 500g butter, but t... |
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Christmas cake sunk in the middle Made Julie le Clerc's recipe yesterday, followed directions exactly, same tin size, same temperature fan bake etc and it has sunk in the middle.I tested it to see if it was cooked through, ok. Have made many Christmas cakes over the years and this is the ... |
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Christmas cake recipe. help needed.... Making a cake using a christmas cake recipe, i have 2 recipes, one says water, sugar, fruit etc, and bring to boil. cool then add other ingred. The other says soak fruit overnight in ginger ale. NOW... Does anyone think it would be ok to boil the firs... |
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Best Ever Christmas Cake from Julie Hi can you tell me what size your 3 tins are and also what size pineapple tins you used. |
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Allison Holst's Golden Christmas Cake This one made with white wine. Anyone had made this one ? Can someone please tell me how many days ahead of Christmas can you bake this one,worried as this doesn't had any liquer in it but would like to serve it on Christmas day. Also can you do a last mi... |
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Gluten free pastry,profiteroles,Christmas cake etc Can anyone please help with recipes for the above plus any other Christmassy GF recipe ideas please? Someone who needs to follow a GF diet is coming for two weeks over Christmas,New Year and two family birthdays so don't want her to miss out on all the fe... |
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Booze for your Christmas cake What do you all use? I am not a drinker but absolutely love boozy Christmas cake n went to our local liquor shop yesterday to buy a mid range rum n brandy, came across a brand called black heart,got another brand but was thinking as that stuff black heart... |
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Gluten free christmas cake has anyone got a good gluten free christmas cake recipe please |
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Gluten free Christmas cake Is it possible to use an old traditional Christmas cake recipe gluten free by simply substituting gluten free flour for the plain flour? Or are there other factors to consider? |
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Christmas cake with pineapple Have a feeling my big xmas cake is looking dry. Wondering if I use the same recipe and put a tin of pineapple in it. I had a recipe with pineapple- alisonholst, but cant find it. the other cake I soaked in port for 3 days. will recheck recipes on here. ju... |
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Christmas cake recipe with crushed pineapple I know this is a long shot - I've lost the only copy of my favourite Christmas cake recipe and am wondering If there is anyone out there that has it and if I can get a copy of it It was in an Edmonds Cookbook, around 1985-1990 - it has a tin of crushed pi... |
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Christmas cake topping Many family members don't like icing on christmas cake, so thought I would decorate with cherries, nuts etc. Do you put them on top before cooking or after. If after, do you make a glaze of some sort. looked in a few recipe books, but found nothing. I rem... |
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Looking for christmas cake wrapper.Nap/Hastings for putting around the cake. tried many places, but cant find what I want. Any ideas.thanks. |
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Rich fruit Christmas cake/pudding Does anyone have a recipe for these which are sold in the supermarket? |
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Goldpack Fruit/Christmas Cake Apparently this Recipe is quite old and the Recipe was on the pack of Goldpack Fruit. I think it may be a boiled one but not sure. TIA. |
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Uncooked Christmas cake recipe required I am looking for a recipe of a uncooked Christmas cake, hoping someone can help me please! |
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GREATGRANNIES' SECRET CHRISTMAS CAKE. 1lb. Brown Sugar 1lb. Butter 9 Eggs 1 1/4 lbs Flour 1/2 teasp. Baking Soda 1 teasp. Mixed Spice 1 teasp. Nutmeg 1 teasp. Cinnamon 4 1/2 lbs Mixed Fruit Lemon Essence Brandy to cover fruit (as much as you like) Bake 4 1/2 hours at 140 C degrees. Keeps well... |
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BIN IN GLUTEN FREE CHRISTMAS CAKE RECIPE Has anyone made this and how did you find it? I have never made one GF but have a family member who is GF and I would like to make them one. |
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Can l mix brandy and sherry for Christmas Cake? I don't have enough sherry or brandy to put in my fruit to soak and l was wondering would it work to mix them together and soak them in the mix? |
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Christmas Cake Cookers .help Never made a real Christmas cake before . am 60 next year ! and I have decided to do the real deal this year . the recipe calls for soaking the fruit in the booze for a day or 2 before proceeding further . I have been soaking my fruit since this morning .... |
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Gluten Free Christmas cake recipe please. Does anyone have a good gluten free Christmas cake recipe they can share. |
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Simon Holst's Pineapple Christmas cake. I saw Simon make this once on TV, and wondering if anyone has the recipe. thought I had it but cant find it. Or a similar recipe that has crushed pineapple in it. Needs to be a good recipe to stay good until Christmas Day. (had one once go mouldy. ) |
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Who makes a lovely Rich Christmas cake. Hi I am looking for a nice rich moist tried and true christmas cake recipe. |
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I've made the christmas cake. Now how do I go about keeping it fresh and free from mould and other nasties, until it's needed. (Hubby suggested eating it now! ) |
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Icing for a Christmas cake I made my first proper Christmas cake ever (nearly 60 ! ) and it is nearly time to ice it . I don't want to do the royal icing . prefer the brandy icing . so I have 2 questions . how long will the brandy butter icing keep and is it best to ice straight on... |
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Christmas cake without soda Can you make a Christmas Cake with either baking soda or powder? |
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Christmas cake with crushed pineapple recipe pleas i used to make this recipe years ago and it always turned out good but can't locate my recipe. if anyone can help it would be much appreciated. thanks |
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When icing a Christmas cake? do I unwrap it and leave for a while . or do I put the marzipan straight onto it? I am then going to ice it with the brandy butter icing ,,,do I let the marzipan set at all or ice straight onto that ? Oh and I have read you put apricot jam onto cake befor... |
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Brightly-coloured Cathedral Christmas Cake recipe Please can anyone help with providing an actual recipe for this?I did look up 2 threads previously posted about this but there were no recipes (although Alison Holst's version was mentioned but not given). Does anyone have a great version of this as I wan... |
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Hilary Barry's Christmas Cake Did anyone keep Hilary's Christmas Cake recipe from, I think, Womens Day just before Christmas 2009. I made it and it was soooo nice, then I lost the magazine. Would really like to have it again. If someone can help, Many thanks Elaine |
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Bestest ever Christmas Cake recipe needed What is your never-fail, bestest ever Christmas cake recipe please? Mum used to make ours but since her death we havent had one (obviously!!!) and now my girls want to make one. Help please :) |
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Christmas cake ice cream A great way to use up leftover christmas cake or xmas pudding cause by now we are all so sick of it! 2 litres french vanilla ice cream whipped up lightly in food processor, 400-800 grams xmas cake without icing, 2 tbsp orange juice or liquer such as rum, ... |
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4 Ingredient Christmas Cake There was a thread on here recently have tried the sidebar with variations of the above header and can't locate it, can anyone help.I know it was dried fruit soaked overnight in liquid then flour and baking powder! Just not sure of quantities. |
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Christmas cake icing for him Posted by him! We made the cake which is currently being regularly fed with brandy and it's going to divided in half as she doesn't like almond icing! My question is about the top white layer - I've seached the recipes on here and printed off ... |
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Nuts in the Christmas cake This year I am making a Christmas cake that contains nuts.It's so long since I've made one I can't remember whether or not to chop them.I would rather not, but will it make a difference to how it cooks! I know it's late to be doing it, but... |
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Diabetic Fruit/Christmas Cake. Can anyone share a good recipe.Would be appreciated.Thanks very much. |
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Christmas cake where and how to store Hey wonderful cooks i have made my 2 Christmas cakes (Little friday recipe book).My arm is strong as hell from stirring it every day for a perhaps a month.Now i need to know where to i put it in the fridge or in the pantry And if you could give me tips in... |
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Icing for Christmas cake. What is the best icing for a Christmas cake! Not too keen on fondant.anyone have a good butter icing recipe suitable for Christmas cakes! |
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Dry Christmas Cake. I have made my christmas cake a few days ago, and I am going to ice it today with almond and royal icing but it seems a bit dry. Is there anything I can pour over it! Will the icing make it moist! Thanks heaps |
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Christmas Cake with Sultanas only please Does anyone have a Christmas Cake recipe with sultanas only and perhaps a little brandy - No cherries, nuts or peel allowed due to a family member having food allergies with traditional mix fruit Christmas cake! |
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Christmas cake, whats your favourite recipe. |
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A question bout puring brandy on christmas cake hi i don't usually put alcohol on my christmas cake but thisis what my nan wants.after the cake is cooked right what do you put the cake in/on to add the brandy in weekly! where does any excess brandy go that hasn't gone into the small holes you ... |
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Storing a Christmas cake? I'm sure this has already been discussed but I couldn't find a thread when I searched. How best to store the Christmas cake! I have baked it and iced it with almond icing and royal icing and am planning to put it into a very large tupperware conta... |
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Made the same christmas cake that I have madeevery year (30+) same tin, and this is the first year that it is not cooking right in the middle. Just given it another 30 mins. so worried the top is getting burnt, so put some brown paper on top. |
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When making a christmas cake and the recipe says- brown sugar,- if you use white, do you get a lighter colour cake. Have just made mine, which is a boil up of fruit etc, and it is very dark, just wondered if I used white sugar it would turn out a bit more ofa golden colour. |
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Jo Segars Christmas cake recipe Can someone please help me with Jo Segars Christmas cake recipe !has condensed milk in it please |
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Gluten free christmas cake does anyone have a easy no fail recipe! please |
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Lost my christmas cake recipe! We shifted house in January this year and I cannot find my Christmas cake recipe. This is a disaster as it is the only christmas cake i have ever tasted that i like. I wonder if anyone can help.For years I have made a christmas cake from a recipe that app... |
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Christmas Cake question. my recipe calls for 150mls brandy or rum, but I can't stand the smell of either when mixing it all up!What other liquor could I use and where would I purchase a small bottle of it! |
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VODKA CHRISTMAS CAKE 1 cup sugar, 1 tsp. baking powder, 1 cup water, 1 tsp. salt , 1 cup brown sugar, Lemon juice, 4 large eggs, Nuts, 1 bottle Vodka,2 cups dried fruit.Sample a cup of Vodka to check quality. Take a large bowl, check the Vodka again to be sure it is of the hi... |
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Jo Segars Christmas cake recipe Can someone please help me with Jo Segars Christmas cake recipe !has condensed milk in it please |
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Christmas Cake I have made my Christmas cake already.I was going to ice it but have decided not to.However I would like to put nuts on the top instead. If I warm apricot jam, spread that on top of the cake and put the nuts on top (which I will roast beforehand) do you t... |
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Christmas Cake recipe for anyone who wants one. I have just posted the following recipe in General so figured some here might be interested - my mother made this many times over the years - its a lovely rich fruit cake. Condensed Milk Christmas Cake In a large saucepan bring to boil: 250gms butter 1 cu... |
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Christmas cake with condenses milk Help i've got as far as boiling fruit water vinegar and butter add baking soda and condensed milk.but I dont see any eggs mentioned have I copied it out wrongly is there eggs in this cake please Copied off receipes a few days ago. |
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Edmonds christmas cake i usually make the edmonds christmas cake recipe and divide mixture between two tins but this year i've decided to try and divide it between three if possible. Anyone have any idea of what size tin would work! |
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Christmas cake idea please Hi all I am having all the family for Christmas Day and a few days after.I want to make my fruit christmas cake but some like iced fruit ckae (almond icing - yum yum!); some like fruit cake but not icing and some don't like fruit cake at all.So I am t... |
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Gardie. christmas cake Your christmas cake recipe is a hit in our house.Thank you for sharing your recipe with us I remember reading lots of others were using your recipe,wonder if they are enjoying it as well |
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How the Christmas Cake was invented a food historian explains. http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/thiswayup |
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Jenny Shipley's christmas cake recipe hi, has anyone got the Burton and Jenny Shipley's family christmas cake recipe,I had it and have miss placed it thanks |
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4 ingredient christmas cake, help! I decided to try making this cake, and it said to soak fruit in juice overnight, which I have done, but do I drain liquid off before mixing in other ingredients! I put friut into a glass bowl and put enough juice in to cover, but I think I was meant to on... |
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Goldpack Christmas Cake Please......... I lost my Goldpack Christmas Cake recipe and had to make one out of the recipe book this year but it just wasn't the same. I had the original old packet with the recipe on the back and can't find itso has anyone got the recipe please:-) |
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Does anyone have the recipe for Christmas cake made with orange juice, packet of mixed fruit and flour can't remember what else,many thanks |
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Christmas cake icing help plz! I can bake a christmas cakeno worries but when it comes to the icingi cannever get it right! Whats the easiest simplist way! Yes i can even stuff up the premade one too! hahaha |
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Christmas cake.HELP Ive never made one before.how long should you soak the fruit and how long before its eaten should it be made! |
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Soaking the Christmas Cake Dried Fruit Hi there, When I soak the Christmas Cake dried fruit in rum (as I've just done), I want to do this for 3 days. Do I have to keep it in the fridge or can I leave it out of the fridge! Thanks for your advice in advance. |
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Topping a Christmas Cake Very inexperienced baker here! I've found a great Christmas cake recipe which I'm going to use, and I've got a couple of questions. I would like to decorate it with circles of cherries and almonds, glazed with jam (?) instead of icing. What stage do I put... |
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Left out spices in christmas cake. in a hurry and had visitors arrived unexpedectly, and forgot to add the spices into the cake. hope it will taste ok. |
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Has anyone actually had a christmas cake that's... gone moldy within a few weeks? If so what were the circumstances? Just wondering because I got my cake out yesterday to sprinkle brandy over and noticed there is a patch or two that looks really soft and mushy. It must be a piece of the fruit just under t... |
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How long does mixed fruit for a Christmas cake last!I have about a kilo of mixed fruit stored in an airtight container in my pantry.Its been in there a year maybe more.Looks ok apart from a bit sugary.Do you think it's ok to use! |
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Christmas cake.where to get edible photos printed Im wanting to do a very nice christmas cake this year.sort of out of tradition and just going to do a variety of sponge layers etc. But im wanting to get a few family photos printed onto edible icing for the decoration of the cake and also some words/font... |
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Freezing Christmas cake! Hi again Another freezing question - sorry - I am thinking of sending MIL a package for Christmas but want to cook them up early and freeze them then send to her later - hence the question about freezing cooked shortbread. I thought I might send her a chr... |
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Easy Christmas cake. OK need a recipe that doesn't have a gazillion ingredients and doesn't take 3 - 4 days to prep/cook. Want a simple, afforadble recipe that I can make in advance(and will store well)and gift to friends. Any advice! |
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CHRISTMAS CAKE Is it necessary to use Brown Paper or Newspaper to line Tin when I have already lined it with Baking Paper! Thanks for your advice. |
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Moist Christmas cake recipe I am sure there are already recipes in here somewhere so if someone can direct me to them, that would be great.I am after a moist Christmas cake recipe.I did have one that has some kind of berry jam in it, but have moved house and lost the recipe. thank y... |
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When do you make your Christmas cake! And how do you store it.In the past I have always made mine 10 days or so before Christmas as I was always scared the outside would dry out. |
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Feeding christmas cake Ive soaked the fruit in brandy and will bake the cake today, it's a recipe that requires regular "feeding", I'd prefer not to use anymore brandy, I'd read somewhere you can use orange juice as an alternative is that correct! |
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Icing Christmas Cake Can anyone tell me how to ice my cake without the icing breaking up I have even been to cake decorating classes but the blimmin stuff still breaks, I suppose I could use the roll out icing from the supermarket. |
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Christmas cake tin -question I have a 32cm square cake tin that i want to make a large cake in, for this christmas. Can anyone advise me as to how much fruit i would use. My good recipe that uses 2kg of fruit usually fits 25cm tin. |
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When to make Christmas cake? How long before Christmas do you normally make yours? |
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Melfords Wedding or Christmas Cake 14 "square 2 lb Sultanas 2lb Currants 1/4lb Cherries 1/4 lb Blanched Almonds 1/4 lb Mixed Peel Soak all this fruit overnight in 1/2 cup sherry and 1/2 cup of rum. Use a NEW plastic bucket. Next day cream 1 lb butter 1lb sugar then add eggs one at a time.Add 1/2 cup ... |
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Gluten free christmas cake Hi just wondering if anyone has a recipe for a gf christmas cake!Preferably one that doesnt cost the earth to make if possible |
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Christmas cake recipe I've searched TM and there are pages and pages of them so hoping someone wouldn't mind posting a really dark rich recipe in here. TIA! |
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Christmas cake - baking in silicone cake trays Many cake recipes require long hours of baking and require the baking trays to be lined with brown paper etc due to the long period of baking.Is it possible to bake christmas cakes in silicone cake trays and if so, do you ignore the lining instructions! |
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Meringue Christmas Cake This sounds yummy so thought I would post it on here. I have not made it yet.120g dry roasted almonds 80g pistachios 120g roasted hazelnuts 260g mixed fruit 250g g dates finely chopped 200g dark cooking chocolate, chopped 1tsp mixed spice 5 egg white at r... |
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Christmas Cake - only currants and cherries OMG, this is kinda crazy but . I used to have this recipe from an NZ magazine (WW I think) that only used currants and cherries as the sole dried fruit in it! It was so so easy to make but had the most delicious moist texture and beautiful taste. Would an... |
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Alison Holst's Two Egg Christmas Cake Does anyone have this recipe please?It appeared in her "Kitchen diary 10" according to an old TM listing and also in one of the big hardcover books she published. There is a copy in the NZ Room of the Central Library in Christchurch, but of cour... |
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Julie le Clerc's Christmas Cake recipe please Hi there, is anyone able to give me the recipe for Christmas Cake from the cookbook Feast @ Home by Julie le Clerc? I have just read a write up about what a fabulous cake it is. It has a tin of condensed milk in it apparently. Fingers crossed. |
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