Christmas cake recipes please

[Rhona]

I made a Xmas cake from scratch once ... cost about £10 in ingredients as I remember (and nobody eats it)

No-one in my family eats it either - I can't stand it - but we always always make one. And we argue about who gets to decorate it too. My little sis is the best at though - last year she did crystallized herbs, rosemary and the like, with some berries - looked stunning.

Might make my own this year but do an edible version that people actually enjoy.

[grannymem]

I've just googled "Delia's Christmas cake recipe" and it came up with one - cost about £8.95 so guess this might be the one you're looking for. Ingredients, method etc all there.
Best of luck

[Two_Sheds]

I made a Xmas cake from scratch once ... cost about £10 in ingredients as I remember (and nobody eats it)

[Hazel at the Hill]

I'm guessing that it might be this delia recipe - is this the one, bazzaboy?

[bazzaboy]

Janeyo, if Delia's Christmas cake recipe is unobtainable online you can get hold of a version in her "Complete Cookery Course" (reprinted many times in the 1980s) - reliably brilliant, even I've successfully made it several times! In all there are about 10 pages of comments, recipes, tips, decorations, cooking times etc. (so a bit much to type out, sorry) If you can't locate it and PM me I'll send you a photocopy. It's a breeze. She also does a mean Xmas pud which, she claims, is one of the most popular recipes she's ever produced... no surprises there, it's straightforward and works a treat. b.

[janeyo]

I have had a look and found a few from previous threads.
I really want to make one ths year but am a bit of a nonstarter when it comes to making fruit cakes so need really clear instructions.

Is it about time to start one off?

I like the idea of making a long one and then cutting it up and icing bits for gifts. Don't even know when am meant to ice them! But want to try as the old dears in my family would love that as a gift.

Any suggestions please? For a beginner.

We all like nuts, raisins, booze... the normal things in an xmas cake! TThanks in advance

The delia cake link doesn't work.