Christmas cake recipes
How early should you make your Christmas cake? It’s a good question, and many of us love to celebrate each year by baking on stir up Sunday. What we do know is that no Christmas is complete without a wonderful classic Christmas cake.
This collection of our best recipes includes the hugely popular rich fruit cake by Mary Berry. And when it comes to decorating, see our page on 10 ways to decorate a Christmas cake.
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Mulled fig and apple Christmas cake
This lighter take on Christmas cake is packed with fruit, adding dried figs and apples to the classic raisins, sultanas...
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Chocolate and chestnut cake
The sponge in this chestnut and chocolate cake is made with blended cooked chestnuts and crème fraîche, which have a...
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Rick Stein’s Christmas cake
Rick Stein’s recipes never fail to deliver and his Christmas cake is no exception. Follow Rick’s step-by-step recipe for a...
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Mary Berry’s rich fruit Christmas cake
Mary Berry’s rich traditional Christmas cake recipe is filled to the brim with fruit, as well as almonds, brandy and...
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Chocolate orange cake with Cointreau drizzle
Looking for a twist on the traditional Christmas cake. Step forward this chocolate orange cake with Cointreau drizzle, an understated...
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Mini Dundee cakes
These light, crumbly mini Dundee cakes with burnished hazelnut marzipan crown give the classic Christmas cake a makeover. A lighter,...
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Mince pie loaf cake with streusel filling
This mince pie streusel loaf cake makes an alternative Christmas cake with a hidden surprise in the middle. This festive...
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Dundee cake
A Dundee cake makes a lighter take on the traditional Christmas cake. It’s a less rich, crumblier alternative to the...
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Chocolate gingerbread Christmas cake
Celebrated chocolatier Paul A Young has given the gift of chocolate for Christmas with this beautiful chocolate and gingerbread cake....
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Quick and easy Christmas cake
Christmas cakes usually take about three hours to cook, but our quick and easy Christmas cake recipe is ready in...
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Spiced rum butter mincemeat cake
Make our spiced rum butter mincemeat first to fill your mince pies, then use up any leftovers in this rich...
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Whisky, fig and ginger Christmas cake
“This cake is on the lighter side, but bursting with boozy soaked fruit (whisky is my preference). As with any...
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Bettys traditional Christmas cake
Try a Christmas cake recipe made with wonderful fruits, spices and sherry, from Bettys – the famous Harrogate bakers. And if...
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Chetna Makan’s saffron and pistachio Christmas cake
Chetna Makan’s alternative Christmas cake recipe, made with saffron and pistachio, is lighter than the traditional version, yet it’s packed...
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Royal icing
Mima Sinclair shares her quick and easy royal icing recipe – perfect for icing your Christmas cake or for building...
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Caribbean black cake
Shivi Ramoutar’s rum-soaked festive fruit cake is a popular recipe in the Caribbean at Christmas time – every family has...
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