Christmas Cake With Cake Mix

This cake is a rich dark moist fruit cake very flavorful at christmas.

Christmas cake with cake mix.

I take a speedy approach. The recipes for these two traditional holiday baked goods can be very very similar. It s my aunt s recipe from the 1970 s hence the 1 pound of butter and therefore of uttermost decadence but oh so addictive. The key step that makes this so much faster to make than other fruit cakes is the fruit soaking step most recipes call for dried fruit to be soaked overnight.

Traditionally buche de noel is decorated with confectioners sugar to resemble snow on a yule log. How to make christmas cake. Put all the fruits see note at foot of method in a bowl and mix them with the brandy cover with a cloth and leave them to soak for a minimum of 12 hours. When you re ready to cook the cake pre heat the oven to 140 c gas mark 1.

However the american version of fruitcake often differs significantly. This recipe is started in october or november so as to let it mellow before the holidays. Try icing with almond paste for a more festive touch. Grease a 20cm 8inch round or an 18cm 7inch square cake tin and line the bottom and sides with baking parchment.

A cake with lots of candied dried fruits in them a spicy sweet flavor profile and the presence of an alcohol such as rum. Just microwave the dried fruit with juice and or brandy then stand for 1 hour to soak up the liquid. This one is a heavenly flourless chocolate cake rolled with chocolate whipped cream. This simple crumb cake is the best i ever tasted.

The festive holly garnish is simply red cinnamon candies and fresh bay leaves. Heat the oven to 150c 130c fan gas2. And here s how the making part goes down. You should get the pre soaking ingredients ready the night before you make the cake.

Snowy chocolate baby cakes. Top with a super easy winter white glaze. I ve made this recipe so many times with so many compliments. And then there s christmas pudding which confuses too christmas cake and fruitcake often refer to the same thing.

Buche de noel is the french name for a christmas cake shaped like a log. Christmas cake ice cream christmas cake recipe if you don t fancy having a go at this simple ice cream then just stir some mincemeat or even crumbled christmas cake into slightly softened. The cake is so moist and there is a ton of buttery crumb topping to die for.