Recipe For Light Xmas Cake

I baked the first one for christmas in 1963 when i found the recipe in the newspaper and my mother kept the tradition going into the 80s.

Recipe for light xmas cake. Mix cherries peel fruit and juice together well and let stand for two days stirring frequently. Bake the cake for one hour then place a double sheet of baking parchment over the top so it sits on the liner and turn the heat down to 150 c gas mark 2 for a further 2 hours. You could also use jelly sweets if you like warm the jam in a small pan over a low heat until loosened.

In our family no one thinks it s christmas without this red velvet cake recipe. Add eggs and other liquids. Brush the fruitcake all over with half the jam.

Add the rest of the ingredients to the fruit mixture in the bowl. Then add flour and fruit. Pour into bread pans and bake three hours at 300 degrees.

Mix well and bake for three to three and half hours at 275f. Line a 20cm cake tin using greaseproof paper and surround the outside of the tin with two layers of newspaper. Add to remaining ingredients mixing very thoroughly.

Transfer to the prepared tin. Bake for 4 5 hours approximately. Celebrate christmas with a rich moist fruitcake or perhaps a modern sponge based creation.

Enjoy some of the happiness we knew. Light christmas cake recipe. You can secure this with string.