Showing posts with label popular Christmas cakes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label popular Christmas cakes. Show all posts

Tesco Finest partridge in a pear tree - The very best Christmas cakes

Tesco Finest partridge in a pear tree £18.75 for 1.5kg
We love the ornate ivory shell and delicate tree design – a popular theme this year. Inside, soft raisins and glacĂ© cherries are bound together in a moist crumb that’s laced with brandy.

White Christmas rose - The very best Christmas cakes

White Christmas rose £35 for a 20cm (8in) cake, by Fiona Cairns, from Waitrose
With its handmade edible roses and pristine icing, you’d be hard-pressed to find a more elegant cake. The spiced crumb has a lovely texture, with large nuts and chunks of citrus peel.

The Co-operative all over iced

The Co-operative all over iced £8 for 907g
A thick fondant icing and strong, almondy marzipan are the perfect foil for a crumb bursting with glossy black sultanas. It’s alcohol-free, but packs a punch with hunks of candied peel instead.

Daylesford fruit-topped

Daylesford fruit-topped £22.99 for 1.4kg (daylesfordorganic.com). Order by 15 December
A marked citrus theme is at work here, from the candied-orange topping to the bold marmaladey notes of the cake itself. Brandy-soaked fruit gives it a boozy richness.

Morrisons iced brandy-soaked 

Morrisons iced brandy-soaked £10 for 900g
This dark, sticky cake glistens with glacé cherries and syrupy sultanas. It has been steeped in brandy, too, giving it a heady scent and a devilishly boozy crumb that intensifies over time.

Waitrose Christmas Red Button 

Waitrose Christmas red button £14.40 for 1.6kg, from ocado.com; £15.99, from Waitrose
There’s a festive aroma of warm gingerbread to this, thanks to a generous helping of stem ginger throughout the nutty mixture. It’s definitely one for fans of marzipan.