Made my cake! Who else?

[drinkswineoutofamug]

Maybe a bit late but followed Mrs beestons xmas cake recipe and it smells great.
Starting to feel like Christmas! 🎄

Two down, four to go. Using BBC Food Simmer and Stir cake recipe.

The cakes had their first feed today. Very greedy

It's not cooked properly on the bottom 😔 I turned it over and dug a little out of the bottom it's got the texture of Christmas pudding. Still perfectly edible though and tastes nice. If I make another couple for parents I'll cook them longer.

I might also make smaller ones. But not sure on the timings in regards to the size of the tin?

What size of tin are you using Username? My little ones are roughly 2.5-3” diameter and they took about 90 minutes at 140C

7 inch. The recipe did call for an 8 inch tin. The problem was the top was starting to brown too much even with a tin foil hat.

Do you think there would be a problem if when I ice the cake I cut a small lawyer off the top?

Sorry for all the questions. I'm trying to remember what I did last time I made it, but that was about 4 years ago and I'm struggling to remember

Thank you Gherkin for the Lebkuchen recipe!
I lived in Germany for part of my childhood and adored these. So Christmassy, will be trying that this year.

Does anyone have a recipe for a 4” square tin please? 🤞🤞
Thank you

Got one! Using 8” mix and it makes 4 individual 4” cakes. In case anyone needs the info.

Going to make Lebkuchen today, while partner is fixing the car. I’m stiff and sore from pushing the bastard estate car through traffic lights on a gradient. He’s a poor excuse for a mechanic 😂

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I haven't baked for a while now but hopefully before Yule I'd be able to find time and make one. I'll try Mrs beestons Christmas cake recipe.

I've made both Delia's cakes in the past and my DH prefers the Creole one.

A reminder to anyone making Delia's cake to turn the oven down by at least 10 degrees if using a fan oven. I usually forget and end up with a burnt crust

Goodness , you are all ahead of me - my fruit is soaking ( but just overnight ) and will bake the cake tomorrow.
It is our family celebration cake recipe , passed down the family. I have made it for nearly 20 years, since my DM died , and am anxious every year before it comes out of the oven !

Made another two yesterday and put little paper hats on them from the beginning of cooking not just at the end like the previous cake. They Cooked lovely. Im actually a little jealous that I'm giving these ones away and keeping the darker slightly burnt one for myself

That's so nice that you have a family recipe bookbook

I think I'm going to give mine their first feed today - 2 weeks post-baking.

User can you not shave the burnt ( hide behind icing , or a cake trim?) or keep one good one ?
Gherkin - yes , its a good one too , though I say it myself - I made it for my DGS christening cake , and I was asked for the recipe by a few :)
I ran out of alcohol to soak my fruit so am in a bit of a quandary about feeding - I usually use the same as the soaking liquid

I feel really behind now. Fruits been soaking, and I’m cooking it tomorrow.

My cake (Delia traditional) had its first glug of whisky last Sunday. Further advice re: Delia and fan oven- mine was definitely done in a much shorter time, and on a much lower oven than she recommends. I remember my Mum doing her Christmas cakes on a gas 2 or something, so that's what I did.

Made stollen today. Just waiting for it to raise. Again. Next year I may just buy it as normal.

The end result . The 2nd one unraveled a little bit . Tastes fab though

I’m so late this year. Too much on. Fruits soaking in Johnnie Black Label though

Who’s icing theirs today then? Any tips?!

I want a Fruit Getting Shit-Faced Jar. That is such a brilliant idea! I think I've got a couple of Kilners at the back of the understairs cupboard (from my disastrous attempt at nettle beer a few years ago). 2018 shall be the Year of the Shit-Faced Christmas Fruit Jars Will definitely be better than nettle beer.

[quote drinkswineoutofamug]@warmfirescoldnights

It’s a Mrs beetons

See if this works

Sorry about the biro on it, had this boom for 19 years!

I used ginger powder this year and buy a bag of mixed fruit and peel , it adds up to about 625g of fruit. Halve the cherries and break the walnuts in to big chunky bits [/quote]
@drinkswineoutofamug I just wanted to say that every year since this thread, I have made your Christmas cake recipe and it has gone down a treat

I wondered if you had the front cover of the book it's from as I would love to see it?

Thank you!