This easy to make Christmas cake is the best! The secret to success is baking it on a low temperature for longer. This makes two cakes - halve the recipe if you only want one but it is worth making two!
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What did you think of this recipe?
Jo
So easy! First time ever making a Chrissy cake so I did a lot of research and stumbled upon this recipe. Did quarter cup brandy three quarters orange juice, best best BEST Christmas cake ever! Reminds me of the one my mum made in the 70's. So so good. Thank you :)
5
Donna
This is my Xmas cake recipe from now on moist delicious and very easy to make my husband absolutely loves it.!!!!
5
Gillian
I made this easy and tasty Christmas cake recipe ( 2 cakes last week) and it was so well received by my family ( some of them never usually like Christmas cake) that I've just baked another 2 cakes!
5
Unknown
This has been my most successful Christmas cake yet - I have now made it two years running, and everyone loves it.
5
vicki
An awesome easy recipe and my husband and son in-law requested I make two more!!
5
Deb
I am a first time xmas cake baker. Found this recipe very easy to prepare. I customised the ingredients a bit - used raisins, sultanas, cranberries and pitted dates. Used brandy and also some whiskey and doubled the spices plus added some cardamom. I left the fruit soaking in the brandy overnight then added the remaining ingredients the following day and cooked. I double lined my tins, but also wrapped the exterior of the tins with a double layer of newspaper tied with string. The outside of the cakes turned out lovely and soft. I am icing one with brandy butter icing and I pressed sliced almonds into the other one prior to cooking. Tried one of the cakes on the day of making and it is so moist. The flavours will be enhanced by xmas time - if the cakes last that long!!
5
Carolyn
I have yet to try this version of Christmas cake but I mainly am replying to the person who asked about making the same mixture in a cup cake form. You can purchase smaller tins that have a loose bottom and click on the side from Farmers. I myself have 6 small tins that I give to friends just to show that I care at Christmas time. Maybe others may like to do.
4
Judy
I have made numerous Xmas cakes over the years but now I'm only making this one. It is superb. I've made to 4 times and every time perfect. Thank you
5
Helen Chambers
The best and easiest cake ever. Have been making this cake now for a few years, the recipe makes 3 cakes the size you would buy in the shops and I make 9 every year for family and friends. Everybody loves it and I get requests each year from friends to make sure I don't forget them. Am just about to make first batch for 2016 tonight.
5
Unknown
one of the simplest Christmas cakes I have ever baked. Tastes as good as it looks! Will definitely use this recipe again.
Heat Tararua Butter, Chelsea White Sugar, fruit, sherry, spice, Edmonds Baking Soda and Chelsea Golden Syrup in a large saucepan. Heat over a medium heat for 2 minutes, stirring often. Allow to cool fully (at least 1 hour).
Heat oven to 125°C conventional bake. Grease 2 x deep 20cm round tins (or 2 x regular 30cm tins) and triple line with baking paper, ensuring the paper extends up the sides beyond the tin.
Beat eggs and stir through cooled fruit mixture. Sift dry ingredients and fold into fruit mixture with orange zest.
Spoon into tins, bake for approximately 3 -3 ½ hours or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Decorate once cool.
Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place. Wrap in tin foil, and then cheesecloth. Will keep for at least a year and stays deliciously moist.
Note We have updated this recipe to make it easier to bake by spreading it across two cake tins. You can still make it as one cake, just use a larger tin and allow for a longer cooking time (approximately 4 hrs) and check it regularly.
Additional tips
Place a double layer of baking paper across top of tin to prevent cake browning too quickly (avoiding contact with cake mixture).
So easy! First time ever making a Chrissy cake so I did a lot of research and stumbled upon this recipe. Did quarter cup brandy three quarters orange juice, best best BEST Christmas cake ever! Reminds me of the one my mum made in the 70's. So so good. Thank you :)
5
Donna
This is my Xmas cake recipe from now on moist delicious and very easy to make my husband absolutely loves it.!!!!
5
Gillian
I made this easy and tasty Christmas cake recipe ( 2 cakes last week) and it was so well received by my family ( some of them never usually like Christmas cake) that I've just baked another 2 cakes!
5
Unknown
This has been my most successful Christmas cake yet - I have now made it two years running, and everyone loves it.
5
vicki
An awesome easy recipe and my husband and son in-law requested I make two more!!
5
Deb
I am a first time xmas cake baker. Found this recipe very easy to prepare. I customised the ingredients a bit - used raisins, sultanas, cranberries and pitted dates. Used brandy and also some whiskey and doubled the spices plus added some cardamom. I left the fruit soaking in the brandy overnight then added the remaining ingredients the following day and cooked. I double lined my tins, but also wrapped the exterior of the tins with a double layer of newspaper tied with string. The outside of the cakes turned out lovely and soft. I am icing one with brandy butter icing and I pressed sliced almonds into the other one prior to cooking. Tried one of the cakes on the day of making and it is so moist. The flavours will be enhanced by xmas time - if the cakes last that long!!
5
Carolyn
I have yet to try this version of Christmas cake but I mainly am replying to the person who asked about making the same mixture in a cup cake form. You can purchase smaller tins that have a loose bottom and click on the side from Farmers. I myself have 6 small tins that I give to friends just to show that I care at Christmas time. Maybe others may like to do.
4
Judy
I have made numerous Xmas cakes over the years but now I'm only making this one. It is superb. I've made to 4 times and every time perfect. Thank you
5
Helen Chambers
The best and easiest cake ever. Have been making this cake now for a few years, the recipe makes 3 cakes the size you would buy in the shops and I make 9 every year for family and friends. Everybody loves it and I get requests each year from friends to make sure I don't forget them. Am just about to make first batch for 2016 tonight.
5
Unknown
one of the simplest Christmas cakes I have ever baked. Tastes as good as it looks! Will definitely use this recipe again.