UnChristmassy Christmas cake?

[TyneTeas]

Awkward request...

We don't really like fruit cake.

Most of us don't like marzipan or icing or both

Annoyingly most of us don't like pannetonne either

We don't usually have any kind of Christmas cake for all of the above.

But I want to do something this year as it is an end of an era year : /

So firstly very grateful for any suggestions that may be a non-fruitcake or pannetonne cake

Or, would this but with dried Apple and mixed peal work as a base cake (no marzipan or icing obvs...)

www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/ginger-christmas-cake

Nigella clementine cake?

That sounds lovely www.nigella.com/recipes/clementine-cake but we don't like almonds either, sorry don't know why I didn't list nuts in OP ( not intending dramatic dripfeed either)

Japanese Christmas cake?

Black Forest gateau?

Yule log.
Chestnut cake.
Roscon De Reyes, you can use candied fruits like pineapple for the top or make a chocolate version.

Thank you for the suggestions

We have a lovely iced Madeira cake, goes very well with a cuppa after Xmas dinner!

A chocolate cake with cherries?

We always make a huge yule log, icing sugar on top to look like snow, and little Christmassy characters stuck on it. It's really nice!

This is yum! I usually make it for birthdays
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/marysfrosteddwalnut15679

Thank you again for the suggestions, will end up with more cakes than people at this rate

Delicious magazine has a really nice looking chocolate and ginger Christmas cake - chocolate gingerbread Christmas cake page 92 😜

Something for people who don't like xmas cake here alternative xmas cake

What about this one from Nigella? Looks impressive but just an inoffensive vanilla flavour.

www.nigella.com/recipes/spruced-up-vanilla-cake

These are amazing, thank you so much!

Chocolate Yule log

baked alaska
roulade.
my cousins just do a birthday cake.(except chrismtas decor and it is demolished quickly.) so jut victoria sponge,usual jam and bttercream and then fondant icing with xmas colours and decorations.

@FawnDrench thank you so much for posting that recipe. It looks amazing and I'm going to make it this year. I hate dried fruit so always felt a bit left out but I love spices and ginger and love a bit of icing so this is perfect!

I went with @FawnDrench 's alternative Christmas cake

life.spectator.co.uk/articles/christmas-cake-people-hate-christmas-cake/

It smells amazing and has been drizzled with glance icing made with ginger wine.

Thanks again for all the suggestions and Happy Christmas

(Glace not glance)