At the request of my mother, I made my first traditional Christmas cake this year. Boy I was nervous, especially given that it had to sit in the oven for over four hours! All that time later and the cake was rescued:
The cake was absolutely delicious thankfully - but then again, can one really go wrong with Delia's recipe? So many yummy ingredients and lots of hard work... it really can't taste bad!There was enough goo left over for me to make a small cake myself too - and that went down well too.
I think I should bake more often!
I think Delia is a pretty safe bet. Although I have to say a couple of her icing recipes that I've tried were a bit dodgy.... Coffee icing made with mascarpone...yuk!
ReplyDeletemmm, I agree there, but I thought I couldn't go wrong with a basic chrissy cake recipe - and it worked out well!
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