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Bishop’s Cake
500 g (1 lb) whole shelled Brazil nuts 12 dates, pitted 250 g (8 oz) glace cherries, red and green mixed 100 g (3 ½ oz) plain flour ½ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 175 g (6 oz) caster
Buche De Noel
4 eggs 125 g (4 oz) caster sugar, plus extra for dredging 65 g (2 ½ oz) plain flour 1 tablespoon cocoa powder 25 g (1 oz) butter, melted and cooled Filling: 150 ml (¼ pint) double cream 1
Chocolate Yule Log
3 eggs 75 g/3 oz caster sugar 75 g/3 oz plain flour, sifted twice 1 tablespoon hot water 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 30 cm/12 inch rectangular silver cakeboard Icing sugar, for- Christmas Applesauce Cake
3 cups of applesauce ¾ cup of shortening 3 eggs 2 cups of sugar 3 ½ cups of flour 2 teaspoon of baking soda 4 teaspoon of cinnamon 1 teaspoon of nutmeg ½ teaspoon of cloves 1 teaspoon of 
Christmas Carousel
3 egg whites 675 g (1½ lb) icing sugar, sifted 20 cm (8 inch) round fruit cake, covered with almond paste 2 kg (4½ lb) ready-to-roll fondant icing Cream, red, yellow, green, brown and black- Christmas Coconut Cake
Yields 15 to 18 servings 1 (18 oz.) pkg. of butter cake mix with pudding 1 (14 oz.) can of sweetened condensed milk 1 (8 ½ oz.) can of cream of coconut 1 (15 ¼ oz.) can of crushed pineapple 1 - Christmas Eggnog Pound Cake
1 cup of butter 1 cup of Crisco shortening 3 cups of all-purpose flour 1 cup of commercial dairy eggnog 1 cup of flaked coconut 3 cups of sugar 6 eggs 1 teaspoon of lemon extract 1 teaspoon - Christmas Jewel Cake
3 cups of pecans, chopped 2 small boxes of coconut 3 rings of candied pineapple 2 boxes of dates 1 lb. of candied cherries 1 can of condensed milk 1 tablespoon of vanilla ½ cup of - Christmas Nut Cake
2 cups of walnuts 1 ½ cups of Brazil nuts 1 lb. of whole dates 1 cup of granulated sugar 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon of flour 1 teaspoon of baking powder ½ teaspoon of salt 4 eggs, well - Christmas Pound Cake
¼ lb. of butter 1 (8 oz.) pkg. of cream cheese 1 ¼ c. of granulated sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon of vanilla 2 cups of flour ½ teaspoon of baking soda 2 teaspoons of baking powder ½ teaspoon of - Classic Christmas Cake
1 pkg. (8 oz.) of cream cheese, softened 1 cup of butter, softened 1 ½ cups of granulated sugar 1 ½ teaspoons of vanilla 1 ½ teaspoons of cinnamon 2 ¼ cups of sifted cake flour 1 ½ teaspoons of - Colours Of Christmas Cake
1 (3 oz.) pkg. of red gelatine (raspberry, strawberry or cherry) 1 (3 oz.) pkg. of orange gelatine 1 (3 oz.) pkg. of lime gelatine 2 cups of graham cracker crumbs ¼ cup of butter or margarine 8 
Crown Of Holly
4 egg whites 900 g (2 lb) icing sugar, sifted 20 cm (8 inch) round fruit cake, covered with almond paste 325 g (12 oz) ready-to-roll fondant icing Edible gold food paint Gold lustre- Danish Christmas Cake
1 cup of margarine 1 ¾ cups of sugar 3 eggs 1 ½ teaspoons of soda 1 teaspoon of salt 1 tablespoon of orange juice 3 cups of flour 1 teaspoon of vanilla 1 lb. of chopped dates 2 cups of - Dark Christmas Fruit Cake
1 cup of currants 3 cups of light or dark raisins ½ cup of dried preserved orange peel ½ cup of diced preserved lemon peel 1 ½ cup of diced preserved citron 1 cup of halved candied cherries 1 - Date - Orange Nut Cake
2 cups of sugar 1 cup of oleo 4 eggs ½ cup of buttermilk 1 teaspoon of soda 1 tablespoon of grated orange rind 3 ½ cups of flour 1 lb. of chopped dates 1 lb. of chopped orange candy slices 2 - Fruit Cocktail Christmas Cake
2 cups of flour 2 cups of sugar 2 teaspoons of baking soda 1 teaspoon of salt 1 large (3 ½ c.) can of fruit cocktail 2 beaten eggs For The Topping:- 1 cup of brown sugar 1 cup of 
Garland Glory
1 egg white 225 g (8 oz) icing sugar, sifted 1.6 g (3½ lb) ready-to-roll fondant icing 20 cm (8 inch) round fruit coke, covered with almond paste Green, red, yellow and brown food
It's A Gift
1.1 kg (2½ lb) ready-to-roll fondant icing Red and black food colouring 20 cm (8 inch) round fruit cake, covered with white almond paste 60 edible silver balls Edible gold food
Merry Christmas Cake
375 g (12 oz) seedless raisins 375 g (12 oz) currants 375 g (12 oz) sultanas 175 g (6 oz) chopped mixed peel 75 g (3 oz) glace cherries, quartered, washed and dried Grated rind of 1 lemon 375 g- Old Fashioned Christmas Cake
2 cups of flour 1 cup of light brown sugar 1 cup of raisins 1 small box of glace cherries 2 tablespoons of crystallized ginger, chopped ½ cup of walnuts, chopped 1 teaspoon of cinnamon ⅔ - Orange Slice Cake
3 ½ cups of flour ½ teaspoon of salt 1 lb. of orange slices (gumdrops) 2 cups of walnuts, chopped 1 (3 ¼ oz.) can of flaked coconut 1 (8 oz.) pkg. of dates, chopped 1 cup of butter or - Pistachio Christmas Cake
1 pkg. of white Duncan Hines cake mix 3 eggs 1 cup of Wesson oil 1 cup of 7-Up 2 oz. of chopped walnut tidbits 2 pkgs. of Royal Pistachio pudding mix For The Frosting: 1 pkg. of pistachio 
Rich Christmas Cake
Makes 1 x 23 cm/9 inch round or 1 x 20 cm/8 inch square cake 125 g/4 oz self-raising flour 200 g/7 oz plain flour ¼ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground mixed spice ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ½
Santa
1 egg white 225 g (8 oz) icing sugar, sifted 1.8 kg (4 lb) ready-to-roll fondant icing 20 cm (8 inch) round fruit cake, covered with almond paste 1 teaspoon gum tragacanth Red, blue, pink,
Santa Special
3 egg whites 1.4 kg (3 lb) icing sugar, sifted 20 cm (8 inch) round fruit cake 3 tablespoons apricot jam, melted 900 g (2 lb) white almond paste 550 g (1¼ lb) ready-to-roll fondant
Spice As Nice
300 g (11 oz) currants 200 g (7 oz) sultanas 300 g (11 oz) large seedless raisins 100 g (4 oz) glace cherries, halved 100 g (4 oz) candied mixed peel, roughly chopped 4 tablespoons (60 ml)
Stollen
400 g (14 oz) strong plain flour, sifted ½ teaspoon mixed spice Pinch of salt 50 g (2 oz) caster sugar 140 g (5 ½ oz) butter 2 x 6 g ( ¼ oz) sachets fast-action dried yeast 1 egg 170 ml (6_T.jpg "Stollen")
Stollen
25 g/1 oz fresh yeast or 15 g/½ oz fast action dried yeast 2 tablespoons warm water 75 g/3 oz caster sugar Pinch of salt 6 tablespoons warm milk 2 tablespoons rum Few drops of almond
Tropical Christmas Cake
300 g (10 oz) unsalted butter 250 g (8 oz) caster sugar 3 large eggs, beaten 375 g (12 oz) self-raising flour or plain flour with 2 teaspoons baking powder added 75 g (3 oz) glace cherries 75 g- White Christmas Cake
1 cup of butter or margarine 1 (16 oz.) pkg. of powdered sugar 6 eggs ½ teaspoon of salt ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract 1 cup of cold water or use cherry juice 3 cups of all purpose flour, - White Christmas Fruit Cake
Makes 2 cakes 1 lb. of butter 2 cups of sugar 6 eggs, separated 1 oz. of lemon extract 3 cups of sifted flour 1 lb. of pecan halves 1 lb. of white raisins ½ lb. of candied red cherries ½
