Christmas cakes! Come and show me yours.

[sprigatito]

I haven’t seen a Christmas cake thread yet this year - can I see pics of all your lovely cakes? Here’s mine!

Me too, mine's even more basic. Rough royal icing with some gold sprinkles on it is my limit this year.

These cakes are amazing, well done!

ok you asked for it. I have got a frill to hide the big landslide of icing at the front but it is not dry yet

Absolutely stunning! Looks really neatly done, a fabulous job!

It’s gorgeous and so evocative…I love the traditional ones. I love swooshed royal icing too, but decided on fondant this year for a change

@sprigatito @kitchenplans
Aw thanks
I have never had the courage to try anything different but seeing these lovely efforts I might just brave it next year.

I am impressed with all of these. Love love love the penguins especially. Mine is dull - traditional.

Here's mine, I didn't make the sugar decorations myself because I'm not that clever and the patchwork icing isn't really a style choice, it's a ran out of icing choice but from a distance, or in dim lighting, its cute 😂

aw that looks amazing!

I have only ever made one Christmas cake and unfortunately it was a bit dry... Despite being liberally doused with brandy. I think it looked OK though - I'm not very good at decorating but I was quite pleased.

@Shoxfordian😍 This one’s my favourite so far.

Love this one too!

These cake are absolutely brilliant. I will definitely give it a go for next year !

It’s beautiful and artistic, someone has a good eye for composition!

Very classy, using different shades of green really brings the wreath to life.

These are all wonderful. You are all so talented!

Ah thank you - its also the Mary berry cake underneath but with the fruit soaked in a bottle of brandy for 4 days first 😀

Oh these are all gorgeous. I have Christmas Cake envy.

I am gluten free and dairy free (but eat eggs). I had planned, as I do every year to make my own but didn't get time. I usually can buy a (admittedly crap) free from one in the shops which does me as I'm the only one that likes it. But no shops are doing them this year. So, I am Christmas Cakeless and sad.

I was thinking of making a mini one to myself anyway. Anyone got any great recipes for a last minute Christmas Cake? I know its supposed to be done ages ago and fed with brandy but I'd rather have a last minute fruit cake with marzipan and icing than nothing.

I can adapt to gf and dairy free from a normal recipe.

This is my favourite easy fruit cake recipe

@Shoxfordian . Thanks so much. That looks doable.

@Shoxfordian is that an old m&s cookbook?

@xmasstress12 I'm not sure, its one I used to make with my Mum, its an ancient cookbook

First time making one so be gentle! But they were dairy free and gluten free!

I was going to make one I saw on instagram with a bottle of Baileys. Has anyone made it?

the cakes on this thread are incredible!

@Shoxfordian the font & style looks very familiar to ones I stole off my mum!

Gosh, you are all marvelous.

Those cakes make me smile - I am awash with lovely memories.

A big part of Christmas in my youth was visiting relatives and friends - there was always a cake on the sideboard!

In fact, you could tell how many visitors had been through by the amount of cake gone. 😁

I may have to start having a cake here - it is something I abandoned a long time ago.

But - I could never make what you lot have made. Beautiful one and all.