Feeling the pressure to make your own Christmas cake? Don't worry – with so many brilliant ready-made bakes to buy this year, it could be time to step away from the mixing bowl. As part of our annual ...

Xanthe Clay enlisted Fabulous Baker Brother Tom Herbert to help taste the cake selection When it comes to Christmas, the icing on the cake will cost you. All the supermarkets’ standard, cheaper ...

Christmas cake is a classic festive food, though it's certainly not to everyone's taste. The rich, dense fruitcake traditionally features dried fruits like raisins and sultanas soaked in brandy, and ...

At the end of every year, Christmas feels like a reward for making it through – a week-long reward filled with cake, carols ...

But with that family tradition sadly now a thing of the past, we nowadays tend to resort to a shop-bought festive cake as part of our annual table offerings. Most of them do the job just fine, and ...

It could be due to the size and spacing of the holes you poke in the cake. If the holes are too large, too close together, or if you poke too many, the gelatin can oversaturate the cake and create ...

A traditional Christmas cake is a popular addition to the festive treats menu. Made in many different ways, they are generally “variations on the classic fruitcake”, said the English Tea Store.