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Why oh why

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porridgeisbae · 21/12/2023 20:06

Have people gone off Christmas cake and Christmas pud?

Both are delicious.

More for me I guess.

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Jingleballtheway · 22/12/2023 11:48

But it's a resounding yes to pannacotta, creme brulee and trifle from me. Yum.

Jingleballtheway · 22/12/2023 11:48

Never liked christmas cake or pud. Nor mince pies. Or mulled wine. Or christmas scented candles.

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porridgeisbae · 22/12/2023 11:46

But the pudding I'm looking forward to most is Morrisons mango pannacotta. It's my new favourite thing.

Eew, blancmange? I mean I'd probably eat it but I wouldn't go wild for it.

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HardcoreLadyType · 22/12/2023 11:44

porridgeisbae · 21/12/2023 20:30

Love Christmas pud with pouring cream

Ooh maybe I should try that. Only ever had it with custard.

My family in Australia have a traditional recipe for Christmas pudding that is now at least 8 generations old.

It is always served with brandy sauce.

(My family in the UK have sticky toffee pudding, because Christmas pudding isn’t popular, so why have something you don’t like?)

Faircastle · 22/12/2023 11:40

Dried fruit is abhorrent.
It's the work of the devil.

Grumpsy · 22/12/2023 11:39

Never liked either 🤢you can take the mince pies too, also disgusting 🤷🏻‍♀️

BarbaraofSeville · 22/12/2023 11:38

But the pudding I'm looking forward to most is Morrisons mango pannacotta. It's my new favourite thing.

BarbaraofSeville · 22/12/2023 11:38

FofB · 21/12/2023 22:45

OP, have you tried Christmas Cake with a slice of cheese? It's surprisingly delicious......

Of course. Round here, it is illegal to serve Christmas cake without a side of Wensleydale.

I like Christmas cake and mince pies, but not Christmas pudding strangely.

Weirdly, I've really gone off chocolate, but will get loads for Christmas. Which I will eat if it's lying around.

Iloveanicegarden · 22/12/2023 11:37

Our 'go to' dessert is a fresh fruit salad with passion fruit and a generous glug of passion fruit liqueur. Manna and so refreshing.

TheFormidableMrsC · 22/12/2023 11:31

I've bought a little Xmas pudding and a cake for me. Nobody else eats it so sticky toffee pudding for them. No way am I missing out on my pud!

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porridgeisbae · 22/12/2023 11:31

I'd love to see pics of people's decorated cakes/puds. Please post here when you can.

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porridgeisbae · 22/12/2023 11:30

I don't especially like marzipan but I would eat a block of it if it was lying around. Grin

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readymealeater · 22/12/2023 11:07

Christmas Cake is my number one favourite thing to eat at Christmas.

Really special.

Not like chocolate which I can eat any old time.

Got mine from a baker's this year.
Plus I've bought the cutest decorations to put on top.
Can't wait to try it!

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porridgeisbae · 22/12/2023 11:05

@ManateeFair Ooh could I have the recipe please? I would have a lot of glace cherries. Smile Might have a go next year.

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ManateeFair · 22/12/2023 11:05

Jewelanemone · 22/12/2023 10:47

I'm the opposite OP, I've started to like them more over the years. I especially love dark, rich Christmas puddings with brandy butter and/or cream 😋 M and S do a lovely one.

As for marzipan, I clearly have the taste buds of a heathen as I could happily eat it by the block 😳

Marzipan is absolutely GORGEOUS

ManateeFair · 22/12/2023 11:04

I absolutely love Christmas cake and Christmas pud! Anything crammed with dried fruit and booze is a winner with me.

If I say so myself, I make a bloody BRILLIANT Christmas cake. I've perfected it over the years to make it exactly the way I like it 😎

RampantIvy · 22/12/2023 10:54

We have eaten our way through a few mince pies already. I particularly liked the Morrisons The Best Deep Filled Mince Pies.

meow1989 · 22/12/2023 10:52

I ate my third (individual!) Xmas pudding with cream of the month last night.

Not a fan of Xmas cake though, I just pick off the icing and marzipan to eat Grin

Jewelanemone · 22/12/2023 10:47

I'm the opposite OP, I've started to like them more over the years. I especially love dark, rich Christmas puddings with brandy butter and/or cream 😋 M and S do a lovely one.

As for marzipan, I clearly have the taste buds of a heathen as I could happily eat it by the block 😳

TheFutureIs · 22/12/2023 10:43

My 7 year old loves it all! She'd fight you for the last mince pie! I'm a fan too

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porridgeisbae · 21/12/2023 23:09

My mum makes him a big Delia Smith Christmas cake to have to himself!

@MrsToothyBitch Sounds like a great mum and MiL. Smile

My bestie has kidney failure so my mum makes him a special one with reduced/substituted ingredients as they're not allowed much fruit or marzipan. I end up eating most of that too tho Smile

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Costacoffeeplease · 21/12/2023 23:06

I’ve never liked either. Don’t like dried fruit (even our wedding cake had a sponge layer) and detest marzipan

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porridgeisbae · 21/12/2023 23:06

This year I bought a Dundee cake

@RampantIvy Aww but the cherries in fruit cakes are the best bit. Maybe you could get some glace cherries to go with it. Smile

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MrsToothyBitch · 21/12/2023 23:05

I've never liked either and I can do without mince pies. The only Christmas sweet worth having is Yule log imo.

DH looooooves mince pies and Christmas cake though. My mum makes him a big Delia Smith Christmas cake to have to himself!

RampantIvy · 21/12/2023 22:58

I like Christmas pudding, but DD doesn't, so I just buy a small one. This year I bought a Dundee cake as neither of us are fond of icing and DH hates marzipan. We aren't that fond of fruit cake so I bought a cake rather than made one as I can't make one small enough.