I made my Christmas Cake in September this year to give it some time to mature. The recipe that I chose is from the Australian Women's Weekly Christmas Food and Craft, dubbed "Celebration Fruit Cake". You can also find the recipe online here.
I liked the fact that there were no nuts in this fruit cake recipe, as the nuts tend to make the cake crumble when you cut it. I intend to ice the cake with marzipan and fondant and cut it into pieces as part of my annual Christmas gift boxes.
When I opened the cake up for the first time this week, it smelt very reassuringly boozy, so I hope that is a good sign. I haven't been "feeding" the cake as the recipe does not require it. I am also very happy with the colour - I like my fruit cake to be dark.
I also decided to ice my cake with marzipan and fondant, decorated with fondant stars and dusted with gold lustre dust:
I did an Italian Christmas baking course at Gewurzhaus last weekend, which has given me some other Christmas baking ideas. We made these two tone shortbread stars:
and mini panettone:
among other things.
Are you making food as gifts this year? And if so, what are your favourite food gifts to make?
6 comments:
In all the years I have been making gifts for Christmas, I am yet to make a fruitcake. If and when I do, it must be boozy, lol...
I'm really intrigued by that two tone shortbread. How festive! I love shortbread, however, I very rarely bake it. I may just need to make some for gifts this year. Thanks for the inspiration, Cakelaw:)
Oh, that's a lovely cake, I didn't realise it was the nuts that made the fruit crumble. I always make a Bishop's Cake and lots of different biscuits and gingerbread cake and confectionery too. I love Christmas baking!!!
I want to try proper mincemeat that lasts a year next year.....
Great looking Christmas cake!
I love the smell of Christmas cake! And the taste too but the smell is what entices me :)
your cake looks delicious - I haven't made one this year but might make mince tarts - mainly thinking gingerbread and chocolates for christmas gifts - love the beatles decoration too - sylvia would love it
I haven't decided what to make as food gifts yet, but I am having fun thinking about it! Congratulations on your Christmas cake too.
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