Christmas cake recipes

How early should you make your Christmas cake? It’s a good question, and many of us love to celebrate each year by baking on  Stir-Up Sunday. What we do know is that no Christmas is complete without a wonderful classic Christmas cake.

This collection of our best recipes includes the hugely popular rich fruit cake by Mary Berry.  And when it comes to decorating, see our page on 10 ways to decorate a Christmas cake.

It’s not all about the classics, though – there’s room for some innovation in this collection. Edd Kimber’s chocolate orange blackout cake will be the star of any table, our mince pie loaf cake is a delicious twist, this chocolate gingerbread Christmas cake adds something special and Chetna Makan’s saffron and pistachio version brings the wow-factor.

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