This rich, fruit-filled cake by sweet-loving Tilly Pamment is not cloyingly sweet. In her twist on this easy-to-personalise classic, Tilly tops the finished product with marzipan, glacé fruit and ...

EVERYONE wants to save money this Christmas. But can you get a festive, show-stopping dessert for a bargain price? We tested classic iced Christmas cakes from Tesco, Asda, ...

ALBAWABA Christmas is the season of indulgence, but it doesn’t have to mean sacrificing your health goals. Sugar-free ...

The next day, after the mixture has reached room temp, fold through the flour and then pour the mixture into the cake tin. Allow it to bake and voila. The thing is, Christmas fruit cakes ...

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 ...

Cake mixing is a tradition that dates back to 17th Century Europe. A Christmas fruit cake can contain up to 37 different varieties of dry fruits, nuts and spices Preheat oven to 160C. Grease and ...

When making dense fruit cakes such as a Christmas cake, the batter needs to be heavy enough for the dried fruit and nuts to be suspended in it; if it's too thin the fruit will sink to the bottom.

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 ...