The best fruit cakes are matured for at least a month and moistened or ‘fed’ from time to time with alcohol such as sherry, Madeira or brandy. Fruit cakes made solely from dried fruit will ...

Fruit cake is perfect as a little treat with a cup of tea, and makes a fantastic centrepiece at any celebration too. We've made sure to include all the favourite fruit cake ingredients in this recipe ...

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Preheat the oven to 150C/300F/Gas 3. Grease and line three loaf tins. Place the mixed fruit and nuts, sugar, margarine, bicarbonate of soda, water and brandy in a large pan and bring to a boil.

If it comes out clean the cake is cooked through. Remove the cake from the oven and leave to cool on a wire rack. Finish with a light dusting of caster sugar. Learn how to make a traditional fruit ...

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Place the butter and fruit mixtures, flour, bicarbonate of soda and cinnamon in a bowl and stir to combine. Line a 20cm (8 in) square cake tin with two layers of non-stick baking (parchment) paper.

What we do know is that no Christmas is complete without a wonderful classic Christmas cake. This collection of our best recipes includes the hugely popular rich fruit cake by Mary Berry. And when it ...