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Best shop bought Christmas (fruit) cake?

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NotExactlySuits · 28/11/2023 15:39

Every year I think I'm going to make one and every year it gets to nearly December and I haven't...

I LOVE Christmas cake, love the fruit cake and marzipan and ALL the calories. Yum.

So anyway, any recommendations? I usually buy M&S because it's M&S but I'd like to branch out this year. I could sample more than one (for scientific purposes ONLY) 🎅

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Mirrormeback · 28/11/2023 15:43

Fortnum and Mason
Waitrose

KatBurglar · 28/11/2023 16:15

Betty's is to die for, but very expensive.

https://www.bettys.co.uk/christmas/christmas-fruit-cakes

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 28/11/2023 19:53

I wasn't going to make one so I trawled my way through some of the Christmas cake portions ( slice of cake , top ice.marzipan and you can cut into small slices . They;re about £5)

None of them made me think "Oh that's the one^ so I bought Turkish sultanas , doused them in Amarretto for a week and baked a small (7") cake /
It;ll have homemade marzipan (much nicer than bought ) and royal icing . I;ll probably ice half and leave half plain.

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 28/11/2023 19:54

Oops for Scientic Research Purposes (obvs) I tried Waitose , Sainsbury and Tesco .
Years ago I bought Costco fruit loaf thinking I could decorate them but they weren't nice .Chewy not cakey

NameChangeDayNov · 28/11/2023 19:55

I've tried many of them, from various higher end shops (Fortnum and Mason, etc.) to the supermarkets and many inbetween - and the best to date is the slightly-fancier one from ALDI.

It only comes in a rectangular / bar format, not a cake shape, but it is AMAZING.

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