Christmas celebration without Christmas cake is absolutely incomplete. Anyone who has a sweet tooth waits for December for the flavorful Christmas cake. If Santa Claus is the reason for kids to wait for Christmas; delicious cake lures everyone. Here, we present the mouth-watering authentic Christmas cake recipe to add stars to the celebration.
Ingredients
- Black Currants- 425 gm
- Golden raisins & Sultanas- 250 gm
- Dried apricots- 150 gm (ready to eat, finely chopped)
- Mixed candied peal- 110 gm
- Brandy- 4 tbsp and a little extra
- Plain flour- 300 gm
- Ground mixed spice- 1 tsp (including cardamom, cinnamon, and cloves)
- Freshly grated nutmeg-1/2 tsp
- Unsalted Softened butter- 300 gm (a little for greasing)
- Dark Muscovado sugar- 300 gm
- Medium sized eggs- 5
- Large lemon and orange- 1each (finely grated zest)
- Whole almonds- 60gm (chopped roughly)
Step by Step Procedure for Christmas cake
- Mix the dry fruits and candied peel in a big bowl and add 4 tbsp of brandy. Stir and mix well, cover and soak it overnight.
- Now, preheat the oven at 150°C or 300F. The temperature is kept a little low as the cake needs to be baked on low heat for a longer period of time. As the cake is loaded with sugar, brandy, and fruits the high temperature will burn the cake from outside and remain uncooked inside.
- Put all the ingredients, except almonds, in a big bowl. Beat them with an electric mixer until mixed well. Put the nuts and soaked peels in the batter. Stir well to have a smooth batter.
- Grease a deep 9-inch tin along with the greaseproof paper. Cover the outside with the butter paper. The butter paper acts as insulation and will prevent the cake from burning outside.
- Bake the cake for 4-5 hours until firm to push. You know the traditional method of checking a well-cooked cake! A knife pushed into it comes out clean is a sign that the cake is baked well. Now leave the cake to cool before de-molding it.
- Decorate the cake with icing sugar, dry fruits, and fruits. Catch the spirit of festivity and place decorative ribbons around your Christmas cake.
Enjoy the delicious and luscious Christmas cake with your family, relatives, and friends to have a joyous and memorable bash.
I tried the cake with rum and believe me it tastes awesome with it as well. Here is the pic-
Day or weeks ahead of Christmas, Cake Mixing Ceremony happens. It is an indulging affair enjoyed by everyone. As the name suggests it is the maiden step leading to the preparation of a cake. Mixing the required ingredients together formed a ritual called the cake mixing ceremony. It is a Christian ritual followed worldwide. It symbolizes good communication and happiness prevailing all around.
During our childhood, we used to wait for Christmas and the goodies that Santa might bring. As it’s the time for vacations filled with endless joy and chill we get to attend the bashes. Santa Claus providing gifts to us and having sumptuous rich festive food lingers in mind.
It was fun to be a part of the cake mixing celebration. Preparations were always on a full swing a week before Christmas. Everybody gather together with some ingredients and mix all on the cherished occasion. The spirit of happiness and goodness flows everywhere.
Those were the golden days.
The trends have changed. Restaurants and hotels have made the task easy with ready to eat cakes, yet the joy of cake mixing is still a charm.
