Christmas Cake: Part 1

Image of cake after baking

Apparently some people make their Christmas cakes three months ahead of time. I didn’t. To paraphrase the old music hall song, I dillied and dallied, I shillied and I shallied, but I finally got around to it this week.

If that strikes fear into your heart – ‘for crying out loud’, I hear you say, ‘it’s only November’ – don’t worry. You can make this at the last minute and it will still be lovely. Continue reading