Christmas cake

[Sally A]

I don't bother anymore, as we are not fans of sweet stuff - but if I got the urge, there was a recipe in Prima about 7+ years ago.  It was a chocolate fruit cake, made in a ring cake tin.  In the indentations of the tin you placed pecans and glacé fruits ( I used brazils).  Once cooked, you drizzled icing and chocolate over the ring (hid a multitude of inept cooking skills).  Lighter than a traditional cake, and looked great, but it avoided the marzipan and icing that a lot of people tend to pick off and leave.

The centre of the ring cake could be used by filling with sweet treats, or even a Christmas candle type arrangement.

[Sally A]