Tis the season to start making Christmas cake

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Camera_BagintheUK
Camera_BagintheUK Posts: 707 Member
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I'm about to make mine. One of my friends has already made hers. But I didn't know, you don't have Christmas cake over the water do you? Is it just us Brits who make Christmas cake?

Here's mine from last year:
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You start making it about now, because you have to soak the fruit in brandy, then store the cake for a few weeks, drizzling a bit more brandy over it before you stick marzipan over it and ice it (preferably with Royal icing!)

(ed: Boy the resizing on photobucket is a bit hit and miss! Did it on my laptop instead!)

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  • Camera_BagintheUK
    Camera_BagintheUK Posts: 707 Member
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    Seiously, I'm interestd to know whether any of our transatlantic or antipodean cousins have Christmas cake? or anything like it?
  • ashleyinthecold
    ashleyinthecold Posts: 89 Member
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    It KIND of sounds like what we call fruitcake over here in the US. Sort of. Fruitcake usually doesn't have any type of frosting. And it's pretty disgusting. Although, I don't believe alcohol is involved in most fruitcake. We also do Rum cake, but that usually doesn't involve any fruit. So I guess take rum cake and fruitcake and put them together and that sounds like what you've got.

    In conclusion, no we don't have Christmas Cake...at least not in Texas. ;)
  • stephanieross1
    stephanieross1 Posts: 388 Member
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    We don't have christmas cake in Quebec, we do have cookies though... and eggnog?
  • Kirstyw871
    Kirstyw871 Posts: 216 Member
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    Wow, that looks great.

    I love christmas cake & pudding!!
  • ashleyinthecold
    ashleyinthecold Posts: 89 Member
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    Mm... Cookies and Eggnog!
  • stephanieross1
    stephanieross1 Posts: 388 Member
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    yes, its delicious! I feel bad because just myself I think I go through 4 cartoons AT LEAST during christmas season..
  • Kirstyw871
    Kirstyw871 Posts: 216 Member
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    I've never really had eggnog.

    I did once try an eggnog latte from starbucks though, totally not my thing.
  • stephanieross1
    stephanieross1 Posts: 388 Member
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    Completely different. It's like a thick milky vanilla is heaven.
  • ashleyinthecold
    ashleyinthecold Posts: 89 Member
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    See I love it but, I can only drink about 1 serving every holiday season and then I'm done. It's all the dang snacky food I can't stay away from.... sausage balls (breakfast sausage, cheddar cheese and bisquick), come to mind.
  • Kirstyw871
    Kirstyw871 Posts: 216 Member
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    I'm gonna have to give it a try someday!
  • LurveTheDoctor
    LurveTheDoctor Posts: 303
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    We do fruit cake (****ING DISGUSTING) And pie here...

    Sadly, I can't have any wahhh
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,868 Member
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    We have lots of Christmas goodies here...but I don't know anyone who starts making them in early October...we still have Halloween and Thanksgiving to contend with. The Christmas goodies will start presenting themselves right after November 28th.

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