Christmas Cake With Cake Mix

Buche de noel is the french name for a christmas cake shaped like a log.

Christmas cake with cake mix.

When you re ready to cook the cake pre heat the oven to 140 c gas mark 1. Christmas cake ice cream christmas cake recipe if you don t fancy having a go at this simple ice cream then just stir some mincemeat or even crumbled christmas cake into slightly softened. This simple crumb cake is the best i ever tasted. Snowy chocolate baby cakes.

It s my aunt s recipe from the 1970 s hence the 1 pound of butter and therefore of uttermost decadence but oh so addictive. And then there s christmas pudding which confuses too christmas cake and fruitcake often refer to the same thing. However the american version of fruitcake often differs significantly. This one is a heavenly flourless chocolate cake rolled with chocolate whipped cream.

How to make christmas cake. Put all the fruits see note at foot of method in a bowl and mix them with the brandy cover with a cloth and leave them to soak for a minimum of 12 hours. Make these mini chocolate cakes by starting with a devils food cake mix and baking in muffin pans. I ve made this recipe so many times with so many compliments.

Put 1kg mixed dried fruit the zest and juice of 1 orange and 1 lemon 150ml brandy or other alcohol 250g softened butter and 200g light soft brown sugar in a large pan set over a medium heat. This recipe is started in october or november so as to let it mellow before the holidays. A cake with lots of candied dried fruits in them a spicy sweet flavor profile and the presence of an alcohol such as rum. This cake is a rich dark moist fruit cake very flavorful at christmas.

Top with a super easy winter white glaze. And here s how the making part goes down. I remember very well my mother storing her fruit cake in an old butter churn that belonged to my grandmother and great grandmother. I take a speedy approach.

Traditionally buche de noel is decorated with confectioners sugar to resemble snow on a yule log. The recipes for these two traditional holiday baked goods can be very very similar. The cake is so moist and there is a ton of buttery crumb topping to die for. Just microwave the dried fruit with juice and or brandy then stand for 1 hour to soak up the liquid.

Try icing with almond paste for a more festive touch. Heat the oven to 150c 130c fan gas2. Grease a 20cm 8inch round or an 18cm 7inch square cake tin and line the bottom and sides with baking parchment.