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The fruit is soaking!
Well it certainly took a lot longer than I had envisaged, but as with many things – it’s probably for the best that I didn’t realise beforehand, otherwise I might not ever have got around to doing it!...
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Preparing for the next steps
Stirring is hard work Stirring turned out to be quite hard, this year’s soak is definitely stickier than last year’s, and due to the shape of the jar stirring is not really an option. My solution has...
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The great Victoria bake-off is here!
Today was the big day! Actually, the first of 2 big days. I finally decided to make 2 cakes – we are going to England for Christmas so that will give me one cake to take for the family in England, and...
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First cake, preliminary verdict
I can smell Christmas coming! Four hours later, the apartment is filled with the most delicious aromas, and the cake is definitely cooked! The skewer came out perfectly clean, and the top looked a...
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Christmas Cake Take 2: making it perfect!
It’s an incredibly busy time of year, so I’m very glad I got the baking out of the way when I did. I’ve only just found some time to write up the second cake, which without a doubt went better than the...
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Photos of the cakes before decorating
Here’s the first cake when I took it out of the oven, as you can see I left it a little too long! Never mind, hopefully it will still taste good! Here it is the next morning before I...
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Marzipan
Today’s task was adding the marzipan layer to the cake I’m taking to England. We leave on Thursday, and the marzipan needs time to dry out. I plan to make the icing on Tuesday, and ice the cake on...
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Presenting the Christmas cake for 2011!
The cake made it to England in one piece, where the final decorations were added. Here is the result: Click to view slideshow.
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Getting (the cake) ready for Christmas 2012
With the weekend approaching, I suddenly remembered (well, it’s been in the back of my mind since about a month ago when I picked up some currants in Sainsbury) that it was about time I got on with...
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There’s nothing quite like a good soak…
This year’s fruit soak has a slightly different twist, I’m going to soak the different ingredients in different alcohols. The glace cherries are soaking in Cherry Brandy (to intensify the cherry...
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