Christmas Cake With Cake Mix

I remember very well my mother storing her fruit cake in an old butter churn that belonged to my grandmother and great grandmother.

Christmas cake with cake mix.

And here s how the making part goes down. Buche de noel is the french name for a christmas cake shaped like a log. How to make christmas cake. Christmas cake ice cream christmas cake recipe if you don t fancy having a go at this simple ice cream then just stir some mincemeat or even crumbled christmas cake into slightly softened.

Make these mini chocolate cakes by starting with a devils food cake mix and baking in muffin pans. Snowy chocolate baby cakes. Top with a super easy winter white glaze. This recipe is started in october or november so as to let it mellow before the holidays.

The recipes for these two traditional holiday baked goods can be very very similar. I take a speedy approach. This cake is a rich dark moist fruit cake very flavorful at christmas. This simple crumb cake is the best i ever tasted.

You should get the pre soaking ingredients ready the night before you make the cake. This one is a heavenly flourless chocolate cake rolled with chocolate whipped cream. The cake is so moist and there is a ton of buttery crumb topping to die for. Put all the fruits see note at foot of method in a bowl and mix them with the brandy cover with a cloth and leave them to soak for a minimum of 12 hours.

Traditionally buche de noel is decorated with confectioners sugar to resemble snow on a yule log. However the american version of fruitcake often differs significantly. Try icing with almond paste for a more festive touch. I ve made this recipe so many times with so many compliments.

The festive holly garnish is simply red cinnamon candies and fresh bay leaves. Just microwave the dried fruit with juice and or brandy then stand for 1 hour to soak up the liquid. When you re ready to cook the cake pre heat the oven to 140 c gas mark 1. Grease a 20cm 8inch round or an 18cm 7inch square cake tin and line the bottom and sides with baking parchment.

And then there s christmas pudding which confuses too christmas cake and fruitcake often refer to the same thing. The key step that makes this so much faster to make than other fruit cakes is the fruit soaking step most recipes call for dried fruit to be soaked overnight. Heat the oven to 150c 130c fan gas2.