Comments on: Mini Christmas Cakes – gift!

By: IRENE G

IRENE G — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 01:24:35 +0000

It was the first time that I made a Christmas cake. My husband and I love Christmas cake. He has attempted to make one before but that must be a few years back.

I thought that it must be hard but as I know that Nagi’s recipes is trustworthy and she will make things easy for her followers.

I baked this on Sat night. I started late at 9pm as it was a very hot day (42 degrees celsius) during the day. I had to wait till 12am before the batter didn’t stick to the test stick.

I’m very pleased with the result. I only managed to eat the crumbs of the edges which I cut off. I cut the cake into fours and gave them to 4 friends. I’ll make a few more in the next few weeks as gifts and also for my family’s consumption.

Thank you Nagi! You did it again!

Lessons learnt:
1) don’t start baking too late
2) remember to line the baking tray with baking paper
3) use a sharper knife to cut so that the edges look neater.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 17:49:33 +0000

In reply to kacee. Kacee, I just added the fruit alone and it came to 855. Maybe you missed one? I'm making this as I write this. Good luck

By: Anna Lion

Anna Lion — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 21:05:52 +0000

My family makes a completely different fruitcake for Christmas (loads of ground and chopped hazelnuts, candied orange peel and currents – it’s heavenly with a cup of coffee and a glass of Cointreau). I’ve been wanting to add a variety of fruitcake, not to compete but to complement and this is a winner!

I skipped the apricots, used currants, dates, orange and succade peel and increased the cherries and soaked in brandy and fresh orange juice. Since I don’t like nutmeg I swapped it for cloves and added the same amount of ground bitter orange peel. Made half the batter in a 10×23 cm tin just in case I wouldn’t like it. Of course I loved it! YUM YUM YUM😍

By: Gerry

Gerry — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 20:32:34 +0000

In reply to Jacqueline Austin. I'm doing the same and I'm going to start with 25 minutes like Nagi suggested for cupcakes...I'll just keep a close eye.