![]() ![]() ![]() In case you didn't know, the traditional way to cover a fruit cake is with Marzipan and then fondant. I just hope it works out ok! Christmas Cake Stage 6 - Decorating I don't have 3 months, I'll be lucky if I have 3 days, so this nifty tip on speeding up the cakes maturation is a winner for me. Then she feeds it Rum for 3 months and is, presumably, admitted to hospital for fruit-induced alcohol poisoning on Christmas Day. Thank you, Teresa! A friend of mine makes her Christmas Cake in September. I've got another great tip from my baker pals on Facebook Isn't it a thing of beauty! Even with my terrible photography! With the almonds in, at the correct temperature, with a fully watered Bain Marie. Ok, now that's over with.I do have my backup batter, thanks to mishaps 1 and 2 from yesterday's 'muck up' list. I hoped the water in the oven made the cooking process gentle enough not to incinerate the cake. So I compensated by lowering the temperature to 110 and filling up the Bain Marie. My greaseproof paper was too high for my oven and needed snipping.Made the wrong ratio of the recipe, which is why there was not enough butterĪnd here are some mistakes I forgot to mention or discovered after I posted the Christmas Cake Part 1:.Not enough fruit for the recipe, I forgot to buy currants.Just in case you missed Part 1 here is a roundup everything that has gone wrong: Welcome back to my Christmas Cake saga 2015 ![]()
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