Taken from my womens institute Christmas book, this is a rich and slightly sticky fruit cake. Marzipaned then covered in fondant icing to look a bit like a cracker. Time has been against me due to decorating the stairs/hall and changing the kitchen to fit the new range cooker in. Plus I have had 3 to do - all similarish. No piping which made life easier!
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Worth the effort and the ancilliary stress! Looks terrific EJ, well done! :o :D
Really loved your cake EJ. Looks lovely - really classy and unusual. Every year I mean to do something a bit more adventurous but some how it always turns out a bit boring. Here is mine which I did last night, very ordinary, but next year I am determined to try something a little more creative. Hopefully at least it will taste nice! :D busy_lizzie
Proper home made Xmas cakes - lovely thread and gorgeous cakes. More please! :D
Oh they both look amazing, mine is still sitting in the tin sans marzipan & icing & now remembered I haven't got anything to put round it. No end to the things to remember. :-[
No.1 son has been cooking to order, finished the icing etc at 2am this morning :o 8)
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talented lad, can he deliver to wigan ? :D
I have made one for ourselves, which is currently iced and half decorated! I also made 1 which I cut up into 4 small cakes which I gave away as presents :)
I marzipanned ours this morning ready to ice and got the icing out only to find I have picked up Ivory instead of White - am feeling quite cross with myself at the moment!
didn't know you could get ivory, very distinguished tulippa! :o ;D
Oooo, I love the Ivory Tulippa. I have done several wedding cakes with that colour and I think it is incredibly classy!
Yes, it's got a picture of a wedding cake on it, would be lovely but for what daughter and I were planning on doing it might not go and she is not happy. Just trying to see if we can work round it at the moment.