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Hi

I have been asked about baking a Christmas fruit cake in a loaf tin.
Just plain no decorations.

Is it too late to start this cake?
I know that normally a Christmas Cake is made earlier and it gets feed weekly.
Will Mrs Jones recipe be a good one to make now or is another recipe better bearing in mind I will be making the cake this week?

Thank you in advance
Rachael

Hello Rachael

It’s not too late to make fruit cake in a loaf tin. The cake is small enough to mature, you have time. Give it a feed when you take it out of the oven, let it cool then wrap it up in parchment paper first then foil and pop it in a tin.
Mrs Jones’ recipe will be fine, if you want an alternative, some members have baked Mitch Turner’s recipe which is said to be very moist.
Take a look here for fruit cake storage http://www.cakeflix.com/blog/storing-fruit-cake
and here for Mitch Turner;s recipe:
http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/520078/mich-turner-s-rich-fruit-celebration-cake

Thank you madeitwithlove.

Rachael