Please suggest a delicious Christmas cake recipe.

[DahliaJ]

Thank you!

Love a cake with nuts.

Family secrets welcome😆

My go to is Delia's classic Christmas cake . There might be more interesting ones out there but this is always lovely ( got
lots of nuts in too)
https://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/occasions/christmas/christmas-cakes-icings-and-toppings/classic-christmas-cake

Delia's Creole Christmas cake.

Utterly delicious

Just realised that the pictures shows it topped with almonds . I usually go for marzipan and icing

I second Delia’s classic Christmas cake - I feed it with plenty of brandy, and use her recipe for home made marzipan and royal icing. The one thing I will say is that her recipe for marzipan (which she calls almond icing) needs more ground almonds than her recipe says - probably because the eggs are bigger.

Marguerite Patten's golden Christmas cake is a winner. You can swap out basically any of the fruit to maximize the bits you love. We swap out angelica for extra cherries and peel for crystalised pineapple. We also swap walnuts for almonds because my mum doesn't like walnuts.

Bear in mind that this is a 1960s recipe with timings for crap ovens - if you follow these timings it will burn so keep a good eye on it. Cooked when a skewer comes out clean and it looks/feels firm and dark golden brown. It shouldn't be dark brown like a treacle cake, though.

I make this one https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/nov/27/caramel-christmas-cake-recipe

It's very nutty and moist. The recipe doesn't have instructions for feeding with alcohol so I follow St Delia's advice on that.

Thats just the top I was thinking @cockeyedoptimist , thank you. Off to check out others. I have a Delia book ( bought by my now Ex MiL) on my first married Christmas…maybe an omen tho….😉

I use this recipe. I somehow managed to make it super boozy one year. You could feel the burn at the back of your throat!
en.julskitchen.com/dessert/cakes-pies/jamie-olivers-christmas-cake

I always make this one. It’s very light and sweet. Not heavy like a dark fruit cake. And I can make it on Christmas Eve.

https://www.goodto.com/recipes/mary-berry-s-victorian-christmas-cake

Cant wait to have a go. I’ve not made one before!

Delia's Christmas cake. Every year here.

I don't use brandy, I use amaretto instead. I also increase the amount of cherries a lot and just stuff what I think the right amount of chopped mixed nuts is in the mix.

And then feed it weekly until I come to ice it

@DahliaJ - I forgot to say that I usually soak the fruit in brandy for a few days or weeks before I make the cake, but if you don’t have time, you can put the fruit and brandy mix in the microwave, on low power, to warm it up and help it infuse.