Christmas cake I can make now

[secretuser]

I usually make a cake in October and soak the fruit for a few days, feed it until a week or so before Christmas then ice it. For one reason or another I haven't got round to it this year - has anyone got any good recipes for a cake I can make now? Doesn't have to be majorly boozy, just nice and moist and fruity.

I just started mine yesterday, oops. Am kind of following Delia's Creole Cake recipe - boil up loads of fruit with loads of alcohol, I'll steep for a few days and then make the cake before the end of the week.
It's very rich, almost more of a christmas pudding than a cake. I'm hoping that will make up for the lack of maturing time!

Recipe: www.deliaonline.com/recipes/occasions/christmas/christmas-cakes-icings-and-toppings/creole-christmas-cake

I've halved the amounts and also swapped out some of the booze for whatever is in the cupboard, otherwise it gets bloody expensive.

I always make Mary Berry's Victorian Christmas Cake.

Obviously it's completely different to the classic boozy iced one but I think it's beautiful and delicious. In recent years I've had to make it with gluten free flour and it hasn't affected the texture at all.

There is a boiled fruit cake recipe where you do t have to soak the fruit. It might be Nigella.

I make a chocolate Christmas cake from Nigellas Christmas book - it’s made with prunes,cocoa and tia Maria amoungst other things ,and just bung all the ingredients together and cook -
It’s called ‘Incredibly easy chocolate fruit cake ‘
It tastes amazing and always gets great comments

I made my normal Delia ones today. Just steeped the fruit for 24 hours.

It’ll be fine.

I've just made delias it's fine I really prefer it if it isn't too mature. I soak mine in brandy after it come out of the oven and I will give a couple more feeds then I'll ice.