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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jeff b
perfect tasty Christmas cake, and super easy to make
5
Lindy Gregg
This cake looks great BUT you haven't said whether the cake tin, suggested in the recipe, is round or square, so I haven't yet made the cake, as at 20cm there is quite a substantial difference in volume between a 20cm square tin and a 20cm round tin. I have emailed your email address asking for an answer to this query but as yet have had no reply?! Please could you add this fact to the recipe. Thank you. I look forward to making the cake once I know the exact tin size.CHELSEA: Hi there, thank you for your feedback and sorry that you haven't had a reply to your email yet - we will have a look into this. We would recommend using round tins; however, the recipe is large enough that if it is made in a square tin it should still work out well. We have updated the recipe to reflect this. Enjoy!
4
fay
just what I was lookin for this year
5
Judy
I have made this cake for Xmas the last few years. But it is far too good to only make at Xmas so I have been making one regularly to ensure there is something delicious to enjoy. The cake wins every cake test when compared to others no matter how special, expensive, fiddly others are. Thank you! (I am just popping another in the oven now!)
5
Jean Pollard
Made the large cake last year and was thrilled it was so moist. Making 2 smaller ones today , one with almond nut toppings and one with almond paste and icing . A great easy recipe thank you.
5
Sylvia
This is by far the best Christmas cake I've ever made. I first started making Christmas cakes 6 years ago using this recipe and everyone was amazed at how good it was - even my family and friends that don't like Christmas cake like this one!
5
Tessa
Amazing and easy cake. I soaked the fruit for a week prior and added some Brazil nuts. Was a very moist and tasty cake! Relatively cheap for ingredients too, compared to some Xmas cakes!
5
Loretta
Everyone loved this cake. It was moist and delicious.
5
Betty
This is my go to recipe now. Beats all others hands down
5
Angela
Really easy to make. Soaked fruit in 1 cup of rum overnight prior to adding to recipe. Then added another 3/4 when heating in the pot. Cakes turned out beautiful and moist. Only took 3 1/4 hours to cook. Will definitely make this again next year. Won't need to ice it either as perfect on its own. Made it in two tins and gave one away.
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).
perfect tasty Christmas cake, and super easy to make
5
Lindy Gregg
This cake looks great BUT you haven't said whether the cake tin, suggested in the recipe, is round or square, so I haven't yet made the cake, as at 20cm there is quite a substantial difference in volume between a 20cm square tin and a 20cm round tin. I have emailed your email address asking for an answer to this query but as yet have had no reply?! Please could you add this fact to the recipe. Thank you. I look forward to making the cake once I know the exact tin size.CHELSEA: Hi there, thank you for your feedback and sorry that you haven't had a reply to your email yet - we will have a look into this. We would recommend using round tins; however, the recipe is large enough that if it is made in a square tin it should still work out well. We have updated the recipe to reflect this. Enjoy!
4
fay
just what I was lookin for this year
5
Judy
I have made this cake for Xmas the last few years. But it is far too good to only make at Xmas so I have been making one regularly to ensure there is something delicious to enjoy. The cake wins every cake test when compared to others no matter how special, expensive, fiddly others are. Thank you! (I am just popping another in the oven now!)
5
Jean Pollard
Made the large cake last year and was thrilled it was so moist. Making 2 smaller ones today , one with almond nut toppings and one with almond paste and icing . A great easy recipe thank you.
5
Sylvia
This is by far the best Christmas cake I've ever made. I first started making Christmas cakes 6 years ago using this recipe and everyone was amazed at how good it was - even my family and friends that don't like Christmas cake like this one!
5
Tessa
Amazing and easy cake. I soaked the fruit for a week prior and added some Brazil nuts. Was a very moist and tasty cake! Relatively cheap for ingredients too, compared to some Xmas cakes!
5
Loretta
Everyone loved this cake. It was moist and delicious.
5
Betty
This is my go to recipe now. Beats all others hands down
5
Angela
Really easy to make. Soaked fruit in 1 cup of rum overnight prior to adding to recipe. Then added another 3/4 when heating in the pot. Cakes turned out beautiful and moist. Only took 3 1/4 hours to cook. Will definitely make this again next year. Won't need to ice it either as perfect on its own. Made it in two tins and gave one away.