Christmas Cake is Mandatory !!!!

Do I need to apologise ??????

Most certainly not 😂😂😂😂 I’ve made this timely so next year you don’t forget 😜😜😜……..” must make Christmas Cake Halloween is over ”

Now for some making a cake and not eating it for weeks must sound appalling !!!! But calm your passion , this has been done for centuries and well I’m not one to mess with history 🙊🙊

Quick history lesson then 😂😂

Dried fruit in Winter !!!! Absolutely we are British, what grows in winter 😂

So its seasonal and traditional too

Christmas Cake started life as porridge !!! Developed into the pudding (that’s a whole different recipe for nearer to Christmas ).

We then got clever in the 16th Century and added flour and eggs, and finally someone decided the imported spices that came from the East would resemble ‘ The Wise Men’

Obviously this took a while to get there but eventually we get
THE CHRISTMAS CAKE ……….here endeth to days lesson in British History 😜😜

Now the cake……. this is a recipe developed over time, memories for mothers bakes , adapted to GF , then GF, V

As with all Christmas Cakes, its not to be eaten before the day cutting it is a nightmare and I bust a gut to get you todays crumbporn

I had to make a smaller cake, dowse it in brandy and leave it two days and pray it would cut !!!!

Ive spent time showing how to line the tin, sorry if I offend you ( well its me!!! Im not 😜) but as those that follow me know the blog is here to help you over come fears….if I put line a tin with triple parchment would you all know what I meant? ……plus I want it done right ….I will be watching 😈😈

This bake is easy !!!! Just work the directions as I’ve written them and it a great upper arm work out !!!

So lets get this started and finished and you have Cake for Christmas sorted and after the price I’ve seen so the tiniest Free from Cake , you have an absolute bargain 😍😍😍

Lets Bake !!!!

There you go all done….feeling smug I hope, you’ve a bake out the way !!!

One less job in ‘Silly Season’

Do not forget to feed your cake, you want it to mature !!! Grow up into a grown up cake ( Very Mullered if you are using booze 🙈🙈). I have told you in the recipe what to do ….just incase you tend to look at the pretty pictures 😜😜😜

I even opened my coloured glace Cherries I snaffled away last year !!!!

JUST FOR YOU 😘😘😘

Now obviously I havent decorated this years cake because the one you see in the pictures is currently wrapped as you saw and getting fed weekly !!!

But in true ‘ Blue Peter ‘ Style …… nope the Americans have no clue…….here’s one I made earier……..well last year and its fully clothed !!!!

If I remember I will add this years one to the post when its done

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Until Next week

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UK first time blogger. Intolerance baking is my passion. Hobbiest but a tad obsessed😂😂 View all posts by clarescauldron