Preheat the oven to 300°F. Grease a round 9- or 10-inch cake pan, and line bottom and sides with several layers of waxed paper. 2. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on high, beat the butter and ...

While most traditional fruitcake and Christmas cake recipes call for the use of baking powder rather than yeast, adding sourdough can increase the sponginess of your cake and make it lighter.

When making dense fruit cakes such as a Christmas cake ... if the oven temperature is too high. This is why traditional fruit cake recipes often require you to bake the cake slowly at a low ...

Savor the delectable nostalgic flavors of the holidays with this recipe ... being so easy to make, these delicious candied fruit cookies are firmer than typical traditional fruitcake cookies ...

A Christmas cake present! Wrapped up in a traditional double layer of marzipan and fondant, and finished off with gingerbread biscuit tags, this fruit cake makes the perfect present. Fresh holly ...

To complete the festive feast are two sumptuous desserts. Mary’s traditional British Christmas pudding recipe goes back to Medieval times – a rich mix of dried fruit and nuts which is steamed ...

In his cosy kitchen, baker Darren Anthony Beins is busy portioning out sugee fruit cakes and sugee cakes to pack as Christmas gifts. “Growing up in the 1970s, my late mother made it a point to ...

Preheat oven to 160C. Grease and line an 8 - 9" round cake pan with baking paper (parchment paper) (7 cm / 2.75" tall). Using an electric beater, beat butter and sugar until smooth and creamy ...