Christmas cake recipes
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Stacked star cake
Turn a plain cake into a stunning centre piece. You need a steady hand so save the sherry for after the tricky balancing act!
Christmas tree cupcakes
Treat guests during the festive season to these gorgeous Christmas tree cupcakes. Decorate with sugar balls, sprinkles or chocolate beans to make baubles
Shooting star celebration cake
For a stunning Christmas centrepiece, this cake is perfect. Get the kids to help out making the stars and celebrate in style
Star sparkle cake
A super-simple yet effective Christmas cake decoration, especially if you want a modern looking cake
Fig & honey Christmas cake
This traditional Christmas cake is the perfect combination of fruit, nuts and spices
Sherry & almond Christmas cake
Packed with
almonds, both ground and whole, and fed with raisiny PX sherry, this is
intensely fruity - but not overly richHoney saffron Christmas cake
Has all the flavours of Christmas without being too heavy and can be made at the last minute too
Gingery Christmas cake
A good glug of ginger wine makes this cake a little different from the norm. It's also lighter than its predecessors, so you can have two pieces!
Orlando Murrin's Deluxe Christmas Cake
An 'intergalactically special' Christmas cake enriched with the honey-vanilla-whisky flavours of bourbon - it'll improve with keeping so bake it early
Simmer-&-stir Christmas cake
An easy-to-make alternative to traditional Christmas cakes which requires no beating
Decorative stars
Leave the tinsel and bling for the Christmas tree and keep it simple with this tasteful finishing touch to your homemade cake
Easy marzipan
It's worth having a go at making your own marzipan to cover your Christmas cake - and you can experiment with adding different flavours
Zesty orange marzipan
Homemade marzipan out does shop-bought every time, if orange isn't your thing try ginger or cinnamon - it's simple too
Festive fruit & spice decoration
Decorating a simple iced cake with herbs, spices, nuts and fruit works to great effect and is especially easy for beginners to try
Angela Nilsen's Christmas cake
A long-life Christmas cake that's bursting with flavours of spices and vanilla