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?
Sue
I make this for every Christmas. Its my go to, favorite recipe. So moist and delicious.
5
Unknown
very easy to bake and tastes great! have made one for the freezer to.
5
Kelly Miles
Very moist... and easy to make... just cook, low and slow.
5
Jen
This is the best Christmas cake ever. I have used the recipe to make small Christmas cakes for gifts. This is my third year of making this cake. Such an easy recipe. I used whiskey instead of sherry.
5
Jo
I've made this Christmas cake every year for the past 3 years... so easy so delicious so moist
5
Bill Pratt
All my friends are impressed with me thanx Chelsea! Though now I have to make 6 smaller round cakes just as well I like baking. I don't have Sherry so substituted it with brandy ? Works well as a preserver.
5
Angela
Is it possible to swap the alcohol for black teaCHELSEA: Hi there, yes you can replace the alcohol with black tea, fruit juice or water!
5
Ro
Excellent recipe thank you, used square tin as easier to cut and didn't ice. Doubled the spice and booze :)
5
Michelle
I made this cake last year and got a lot of great comments. Just wondering if you could swap the sherry for rum?Chelsea Sugar:Yes, you can substitute the sherry for rum.
5
Lisa
If I just want to make one cake and halve the ingredients, can you give me the cake tin size and how long to cook it for please.Chelsea Sugar:The full recipe makes two cakes in 2 deep 20cm round tins. To make one cake, halve the recipe and use only 1 deep 20cm round tin. Bake for 3 -3 1/2 hours at 125°C.
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).
I make this for every Christmas. Its my go to, favorite recipe. So moist and delicious.
5
Unknown
very easy to bake and tastes great! have made one for the freezer to.
5
Kelly Miles
Very moist... and easy to make... just cook, low and slow.
5
Jen
This is the best Christmas cake ever. I have used the recipe to make small Christmas cakes for gifts. This is my third year of making this cake. Such an easy recipe. I used whiskey instead of sherry.
5
Jo
I've made this Christmas cake every year for the past 3 years... so easy so delicious so moist
5
Bill Pratt
All my friends are impressed with me thanx Chelsea! Though now I have to make 6 smaller round cakes just as well I like baking. I don't have Sherry so substituted it with brandy ? Works well as a preserver.
5
Angela
Is it possible to swap the alcohol for black teaCHELSEA: Hi there, yes you can replace the alcohol with black tea, fruit juice or water!
5
Ro
Excellent recipe thank you, used square tin as easier to cut and didn't ice. Doubled the spice and booze :)
5
Michelle
I made this cake last year and got a lot of great comments. Just wondering if you could swap the sherry for rum?Chelsea Sugar:Yes, you can substitute the sherry for rum.
5
Lisa
If I just want to make one cake and halve the ingredients, can you give me the cake tin size and how long to cook it for please.Chelsea Sugar:The full recipe makes two cakes in 2 deep 20cm round tins. To make one cake, halve the recipe and use only 1 deep 20cm round tin. Bake for 3 -3 1/2 hours at 125°C.