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Green Rosie

Joined: 13 May 2007
Posts: 10498
Location: Calvados, France

Posted: Fri Oct 10, 08 6:26 pm Post subject:

mochyn wrote:

As there will probably be just the 2 of us for the festivities this year I don't think I'll do a rfc. What to make instead though?

Your stollen is VERY nice

Home on the Hill

Joined: 06 Feb 2005
Posts: 313
Location: Warwickshire

Posted: Fri Oct 10, 08 6:56 pm Post subject:

I always make Christmas cake(s) at half term too - then feed with spirit of your choice (whisky in this house) every weekend until Christmas. It doesn't matter if I don't get round to decorating it before Christmas as everyone is too stuffed on Christmas Day to eat it anyhow. We generally eat it with tea in the garden when pruning the fruit trees on cold January days - excellent

So yes, I'll be joining in....Carrie

kirsty

Joined: 19 Aug 2008
Posts: 46
Location: Stockport

Posted: Fri Oct 10, 08 7:09 pm Post subject:
Mmmm! Christmas cake with added whisky-a fine idea Carrie. Now both my posts have been to do with drinking, I will be getting a reputation before I even start Has anyone got an ultimate Christmas cake recipe to share? I feel inspired to try something different from my usual Dairy Book of Home Cookery one.

Penny Outskirts

Joined: 18 Sep 2005
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Posted: Fri Oct 10, 08 7:10 pm Post subject:
Well we have this one https://www.downsizer.net/Projects/Processing_food/Rich_Fruit_Christmas_Cake/ by Jonnyboy

Penny Outskirts

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Posted: Fri Oct 10, 08 7:12 pm Post subject:
Or this one https://www.downsizer.net/Projects/Processing_food/Christmas_Cake/ By Northern Lad

Penny Outskirts

Joined: 18 Sep 2005
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Posted: Fri Oct 10, 08 7:14 pm Post subject:
On reflection Kirsty, I think Jonnyboy's seems to suit you better

kirsty

Joined: 19 Aug 2008
Posts: 46
Location: Stockport

Posted: Fri Oct 10, 08 7:30 pm Post subject:
That's brilliant! Thanks Penny, I love the pictures on Jonnyboy's too!

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 23956
Location: under some rain.

Posted: Fri Oct 10, 08 7:38 pm Post subject:
My wife was sooooooo not impressed with me posting pictures that included her in pyjamas.

KrisWW

Joined: 21 Jul 2008
Posts: 51
Location: Southern most South Yorkshire

Posted: Fri Oct 10, 08 9:14 pm Post subject:

I'm definitely up for making a cake or two. I did find this on the Lakeland website: Multi-size pan.

I'm a bit odd in that I don't like big chunks of fruit in my cakes, I like more cake than 'bits', but I love the flavour. Two years ago, I adapted a friend's renown boiled fruit cake recipe, and took the stick blender to the boiled mix of fruit, butter and milk. Then I added a touch of molasses with the rest of the ingredients, then fed it brandy once baked.

The resulting cake didn't last more than a day or two once it was unwrapped.

I'm going to have to make a proper one though, this year, as my 9 year old loves marzipan and real fruit cake.

Pea

Joined: 19 Sep 2005
Posts: 960
Location: Rugby

Posted: Sun Oct 12, 08 10:42 am Post subject:
Im soo embarrassed, Ive neer made a fruit cake before I always seam to make the same things, traybakes and ginger cake. Time for a change this year, I just need to decide on a recipe. Im in then I think.............

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Thu Oct 16, 08 7:23 am Post subject:
I've decided: neither of us particularly like rfc so I'm going to do a panetone, a stollen and something else: yule log, perhaps.

joanne

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7100
Location: Morecambe, Lancashire

Posted: Thu Oct 16, 08 8:21 am Post subject:
I'll probably be making ours at half term as well - In the past Mum and I took turns to make the cake - looks like its just up to me now - I do miss being able to talk to her about stuff like this.... anyway moving on - Have we got a hamper thread for this year yet - I'll check or start one because I think I might make some little ones as well as part of the present hampers

rae

Joined: 08 Oct 2008
Posts: 17
Location: Minho, Northern Portugal

Posted: Thu Oct 16, 08 3:25 pm Post subject:
I made my first one for 3 of us last year, dried fruit cost an arm and a leg, and it cost me nearly 70 euros(gulp) it was very nice tho! I,m looking for a less fruit more cake kind of thing, as hubby has suggested we contact Harrods and have them hand deliver one ( which I.m sure would not be as much fun). Anyone got any suggestions? Thanks.

KrisWW

Joined: 21 Jul 2008
Posts: 51
Location: Southern most South Yorkshire

Posted: Thu Oct 16, 08 4:51 pm Post subject:
A kilo of dried fruit is £1.44 at the orange supermarket, and would only cost £6 or £7 to post to you! I'm sure we could work out a way to get it to you

Fee

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 15922
Location: Earth

Posted: Thu Oct 16, 08 5:24 pm Post subject:
Good plan, I might start mine tonight! I tend to make a large square one and chop it into 3 slabs for my hampers.

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