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Eating and Drinking => Kitchen Natter => Topic started by: chrissie B on December 22, 2013, 17:05

Title: post your crimbo cakes here
Post by: chrissie B on December 22, 2013, 17:05

Thought it wwould be nice to see everyones chrimbo cake and Christmas goodies .
chrissie b

Title: Re: post your crimbo cakes here
Post by: MrsPea on December 22, 2013, 18:05

Thank you Chrissie it looks great, I've made one but I never ice or marzipan it as OH doesn't like it, he just cuts it of  :wacko: so I think it's a waste of time, not only that I've cut mine in half this year and given my mum half  :D

Title: Re: post your crimbo cakes here
Post by: RJR_38 on December 22, 2013, 18:38

Looks lovely! No one in my family eats Christmas cake (including me) so I never get to do the pretty decoration thing. I have done my usual 2 large Christmas puddings (one for his family on Christmas day and one for mine on Boxing Day) but they don't really look very interesting to photograph do they!

Title: Re: post your crimbo cakes here
Post by: snowdrops on December 22, 2013, 19:16

Lovely Chrissie, I too haven't got a cake this year,only me eats it & i really don't need the calories,have made tiffin so far, for hubby to take work but he's not going tomorrow as he's been unwell since thursday :(

Title: Re: post your crimbo cakes here
Post by: Mrs Bee on December 22, 2013, 21:07

I used to do the fancy icing and themed cakes such as the Snowman and one year I made the cake like a cut tree trunk with three drunk robins on the cake but we don't really like the icing any more so cover with marzipan and then top with nuts and glace cherries instead.

Title: Re: post your crimbo cakes here
Post by: Annen on December 23, 2013, 10:48

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/7GqfIOsHfTyNJ41xW7iAQxKr6OPUefkN842Blq5KBPU=w345-h259-p-no)

I don't normally bother with icing, but we have a marzipan enthusiast with us this year.  I'm quite pleased with it, it is the first time I have used the roll-out icing.  And I made some place names with the leftover icing.

Title: Re: post your crimbo cakes here
Post by: Mrs Bee on December 23, 2013, 18:40

That looks lovely Annen. ;)

Title: Re: post your crimbo cakes here
Post by: Fairy Plotmother on December 24, 2013, 20:21

Lovely cakes Ladies. Here is my this year's offering for my family.  :)

Title: Re: post your crimbo cakes here
Post by: Fairy Plotmother on December 24, 2013, 20:22

Quote from: Fairy Plotmother on December 24, 2013, 20:21

Lovely cakes Ladies. Here is my this year's offering for my family.  :)

Now I'll go and put the ribbon round it.  OOOOPS

Title: Re: post your crimbo cakes here
Post by: snowdrops on December 24, 2013, 20:32

They all look lovely.

Title: Re: post your crimbo cakes here
Post by: chrissie B on December 24, 2013, 20:53

lovley cakes everyone , to be honest not many people in my house eat cake but me aunty doris who is 99 likes cake so she will get a chunk of mine ,
I love fruit cake and once made a big one for a greek friend of mine she at the whole thing in a week on her own , .
well keep up the good work , mary berry did an alternative to the fruit cake it was a madera base and she kept the parchment on the sides and poured in loads of ganash and decorated with coloured leaves , looked nice .
chrissie b

Title: Re: post your crimbo cakes here
Post by: GrannieAnnie on December 24, 2013, 23:06

Lovely cakes everyone.  These are my little 2inch square ones for me and Brian.

Title: Re: post your crimbo cakes here
Post by: snowdrops on December 25, 2013, 18:15

Very festive Grannie,will you share one or is it 1 portion size?

Title: Re: post your crimbo cakes here
Post by: GrannieAnnie on December 25, 2013, 21:12

We were a bit greedy snowy and had one EACH!  :) ;)

Title: Re: post your crimbo cakes here
Post by: snowdrops on December 26, 2013, 10:49

I'm sure 1 won't hurt grannie,did you enjoy it that's the main thing. I had a breakfast granola muffin that DD made Christmas morning & 1 today,I was thinking of a 2nd 1 this morning but then looked up the calories 380 ??? So just the one. But no chocolate passed my lips or crisps.

Title: Re: post your crimbo cakes here
Post by: chrissie B on December 28, 2013, 13:54

great cakes every one , ive got a recipie for a tray bake Christmas cake if anyones interested it just has marzipan and some white icing piped over in drizzels it looked nice and a lot less cooking time but still had loads of fruit .
chrissie b