by Adele
I haven't made a Christmas cake since my Home Economics course at school, so it was high time I gave one another shot! Not to put too much pressure on myself, I saw this nifty Christmas Cake Baking Kit by Sainsburys, which cleverly included pre-weighed out ingredients & a handy leaflet with step by step instructions...no mess, no mistakes, no waste!
The kit couldn't have been easier to use...
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| ingredients included in the kit |
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| additional ingredients required |
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| the tin needed double lining |
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| creaming the butter & sugar...followed by the eggs |
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| in goes the lemon zest & juice |
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| luxury mixed fruit steeped in Armanac...I got high on the alcoholic fumes!!!! |
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| folding the flour & mixed spice |
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| pop in the oven for 3 & a half hours |
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| et voila! |
The cake was slightly more cooked around the edge than I would have liked, so I will simply shave off the edge of the cake before icing.
Next week I will show you how to ice a Christmas Cake, which will probably be one of my biggest culinary challenges to date, as I'm not the most creative person I know!!!
Do you like Christmas Cake?
61 comments:
Wow! It looks delicious! can't wait to see your icing post :)
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looks yummy
i don't think i've ever had christmas cake...
Oooh this look so yummy! i am so bad at baking
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oh well done you! I have never made one, my boyfriend just made our very first home-made Christmas Pudding like you mentioned infused with plenty of alcohol! I cant wait to try it x
Oh my yummy!
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oh my goodness adele ~ this cake looks divine!! great job girl, now my mouth is watering!!!! p.s. love your snow falling ;) ;)
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This looks so yummy! what a great Christmas cake to bake at home :)
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hmm yummy cake!! :D
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I have to prepare this right now!
Wow! This looks yummy! Mouth-watering indeed.
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Wow! This looks yummy! Mouth-watering indeed.
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you are such a great cook :) always love these posts <3
I don't even remember when was the last time I baked a cake! Can't wait to see the icing for a Christmas cake :)
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Nice blog and cake, I cant wait to do christmassy blogs :)
I bet your kitchen smelt so good whilst this was cooking :-) looks very yummy x
Yum!
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I look so delicious.
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LOVE Christmas cake and this one looks divine. great post, hun. if you get a sec, I'd love to hear what you think of my latest trend report. thanks, love. xo
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I like Christmas pudding not such a fan of Christmas cake. However the shot of the mix before you cooked it reminded me so much of being a little kid and eating the uncooked mix that my Gran was making. Xxxx
yumm yum yumm ! it looks delicious ! i want some.. ^_^
Yum!!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Adele, stop inmediately I am getting fatter just by looking at your gorgeous pics, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I will have to make it now, LOL
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So delicious ;D
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Looks delicious! xo
This kit looks so fun! Such a tasty cake too :)
I don't believe I've ever had official Christmas cake! This surely makes me want to try it :)
Thats looks soo awesome!
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yummy! is also beautiful
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This looks absolutely delicious! I'm going to be making a rum cake for christmas :) yummmm! i mean rum ;)
Looks delicious! I must try this!!
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I wish to make a Christmas cake for the whole family this season. Hope it will turn out right. Yours looks interesting. Haven't seen anything like that before.
...this looks WAY too good to be safe!
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Yummy!!!
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Looks delicious!!!
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Seems delicious!!!!
Great recipe! :9
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Wow, thats great. Why do it the hard way when you can do it the easy way? It looks yummy!
That looks so yummy! I'd love to have a bite!! :)
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I've never had it, if you can believe! Looks delish! :) xoxo
I shop at Sainsbury's but haven't spotted this kit - what a great idea - I love Christmas cake (with mulled wine!!)
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This is great!I bet it was very yummy!
I look forward to the photos of how you iced it, I am so uncreative and not good at icing things, so it'll be nice to see how someone else does it. I love how the bag comes in with ready weighed ingredients. xo
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LOOKS SOOOO GOOD!
Oh wow, that looks so delicious! Last Saturday I've made cinnamon rolls when I was in the Christmas spirit. Still a bit bummed out that they're already gone, haha.
Sam
I'm so hungry! :D
I also made a Christmas cake in Home Ec. I might have to get going on making one for this year! I really like your blog and I'm now following. Maybe e can follow eachother?
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Haha I love it how they sell the kit with the exact ingredients you need! Sort of Christmas Cake for Dummies like me haha
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looks delicious!
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What a lovely idea !! Yummy !!
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i always love your culinary delights and this is no different.
looks delicious!
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Yummers! It really isn't Christmas, unless you have this cake :) It's the same thing, but my mom has always called it fruit cake :)
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This looks amazing, I had no idea this is what "christmas cake," is called in UK. I don't know if we have the equivalent in the US but it looks amazing...
Hmmmm. It looks jummy!
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Looks good, even if it's a bit overcooked :) xoxo
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