Christmas cake is a kind of a fruitcake served during Christmas in Japan, Ireland, UK, Philippines, and many other countries. It may either be light or dark, spongy or heavy, round or square, cake glazed with icing ... More »
1. Grease well six 2-cup molds or two 6-cup molds; dust lightly with flour; tap out any excess.
2. Combine raisins, currants and candied mixed fruits in a large bowl. Grate lemon rind and add to fruits; squeeze lemon juice and reserve for Step 5.
3. Sift ..
When it's birthday time around our house the usual request is for chocolate cake. Here is the recipe I always use, it is the best I've ever tasted. The chocolate flavour is deep and rich and the crumb texture of the cake is perfect: moist and with just the ..
This cake has sugarfreelow fat oatmeal cookies and graham, yogurt and low fat yogurt making cake eating and baking an interesting experience. Unlike the regular cake recipe, you can enjoy the cake with little concern about the health. One portion gives 400 ..
My wife likes this Egg Nog Pound Cake recipe. This is a kid friendly Egg Nog Pound Cake recipe. Whenever my son gets annoyed, my wife uses this cake to delight him. The interesting fact about this cake is that the very mention of it delights my son. So this ..
Baker Sylvia Weinstock, of Sylvia Weinstock Cakes, Ltd in New York City, demonstrates how to make the perfect chocolate cake. She'll also show us how she makes the fabulous sugar flowers that adorn her creations.
Sift the flour, baking powder, mixed spice and cinnamon into a mixing bowl.
Fold in the fruit and rind and stir to coat each piece.
Cream the butter and sugar together in another bowl until light and fluffy.
Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
Fold the fruit and ..
Heat water, cocoa and bicarbonate soda over low heat, stirring until smooth paste has formed.
Remove from heat and allow to cool.
Beat butter with sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat in eggs and vanilla.
Add vinegar to milk, stir and allow to stand for 5 ..
Cook first 3 ingredients in a saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until butter melts and mixture is smooth; remove from heat.
Cool.
Beat buttermilk, 2 eggs, baking soda, and vanilla at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
Add butter ..
Cream the butter and sugar together in a mixing bowl until the mixture is light and fluffy.
Beat in the eggs, one at a time, adding a little flour with each egg to prevent curdling.
Sift together the remaining flour and spices and fold into the creamed ..
1. Combine oil and sugar in a large bowl. Whisk in eggs and vanilla.
2. Combine flour and spice in one bowl and apples, lemon rind and sultanas in another. Fold flour mixture and apple mixture alternately into beaten egg mixture.
3. Spoon mixture into a ..
Cut the almond paste into dice.
On work surface, knead to a smooth dough with the powdered sugar, finely ground almonds, rum, and salt.
Divide the dough in half.
Roll into two narrow cylinders each about 16 inches (40 centimeters) long; divide each into 20 ..
1. Grease 10-inch angel-cake pan; dust lightly with flour; tap out any excess.
2. Mix fruits, currants, nuts and orange rind in a very large bowl.
3. Sift flour, apple-pie spice, baking soda and salt onto waxed paper. Sprinkle 1/4 cup of mixture over fruits ..
Sift the flour, salt, baking powder, spices and cocoa powder into a mixing bowl.
Beat together the eggs and sugar.
Warm the honey and add with the eggs and sugar to the flour mixture.
Mix well together until the batter is smooth.
Pour into a greased 30 cm/12 ..
Put the fruit, glace cherries, peel, rum and orange juice in a bowl and mix well.
Leave to soak for about 15 minutes.
Cream the butter and sugar together in another bowl until the mixture is pale and fluffy.
Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
Sift in the flour, ..
Line 2 greased 6 1/2 inch (16.5 cm) and 1 greased 5 inch (13 cm) round fruit cake pans with brown paper.
Grease paper.
Set aside.
Mix first 6 ingredients well to coat fruit with flour.
Set aside.
Cream butter and sugar together well.
Beat in eggs, 1 at a ..
