An impassioned Italian Scot sharing how to cook authentically, and travel with enthusiasm. Christmas cake is a traditional British fruit christmas cake icing covered with marzipan and decorated in royal icing.

The recipe can be made months or days in advance for Christmas Day. If you’re reading this, you’re probably looking for a delicious and reliable, easy to use recipe for Christmas cake. I can assure you that this Christmas cake recipe is solid because it is based on Mrs. Beeton’s festive fruit cake for the holiday. If you don’t know who Mrs. Her recipes are often the quintessential bases for British dishes, and I refer to them often.

Beeton to provide you with authentic, British recipes which is important to me. This is a delicious fruitcake, not like those stodgy, awful fruitcakes people are afraid of receiving at Christmastime! As a little girl in Scotland, I used to only eat the royal icing off Christmas cakes and wedding cakes, but now I can appreciate more than just the icing! Christmas cake is a traditional British fruit cake that is usually made weeks or months before December and doused with a spirit, such as brandy. About a week before Christmas it is covered in jam and marzipan, then decorated with royal icing, which dries stiff. It is similar to a traditional wedding cake in the UK. What is the Traditional Christmas Cake Called?

There is no special name for it. Mixed up between Christmas cake and Christmas pudding? How Soon Before Christmas can I Make my Cake? You can make a Christmas cake up to three months before Christmas, provided you store it properly.

Here’s another classic Christmas cake: a yule log! Traditional British Fruit Cake with Royal Icingslightly adapted from Mrs. Special equipment: springform pan, aluminum foil, metal clip or non plastic paperclip. Sift the flour salt and spice into a bowl. Prep all the dried fruit and nut ingredients by weighing and placing in bowls to make the cake making easier. Beat the eggs in a large jug.