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Caribbean black cake

This rum-soaked festive fruit cake is popular in the Caribbean at Christmas – every family has its own Caribbean black cake recipe.

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Marsala-soaked fruit cake

This Christmas cake, with sweet masala-soaked figs, cherries, currants and sultanas, is lighter than a traditional recipe.

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Step-by-step winter wonderland cake

Whether you make your Christmas cake, marzipan and royal icing or buy everything ready made, this easy recipe is all about the decoration.

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Sloe gin and walnut fruit cake

Combine the warming flavours of sloe gin with walnuts, and all of the spices reminiscent of Christmas, to make this sloe gin and walnut fruit cake recipe.

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Richard Bertinet’s traditional Christmas cake

Make this traditional recipe from Richard Bertinet a month before Christmas, then feed it once a week for a rich and decadent Christmas cake.

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Snowflake Christmas cake

A white Christmas cake covered in homemade royal icing and marzipan then adorned with edible snowflakes; it's perfect for wowing guests.

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Drambuie and orange Christmas cake

Cooking this more traditional Christmas cake recipe early allows you to give it a few more doses of Drambuie. We love a boozy bake.

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Mini Caribbean Christmas cakes

This recipe makes four fruity, Caribbean-inspired mini Christmas cakes. You can give three away as edible gifts and keep one for yourself!

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Gluten-free rich fruit cake

Bake Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne's rich gluten-free fruit cake to make sure that no one has to miss out at Christmas time. Decorate with dried fruit and nuts.

Gluten-free

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Classic Christmas cake

This classic Christmas cake recipe is a real showstopper with bay leaf 'trees'. It can be made weeks in advance - Stir-up Sunday perhaps?

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Exotic fruit and spice cake

This exotic Christmas cake recipe packs an extra flavour punch with plenty of fruit and spice. Bake it for a festive showstopper this year.

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Christmas cake (gluten, wheat and dairy free)

A lovely, moist Christmas cake that can be enjoyed by everyone, including those with gluten, wheat or dairy intolerances.

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Exotic fruit Christmas cake

Indulge yourself with this extravagant Christmas cake recipe - it's worth all the effort and looks spectacular at the centrepiece of a Christmas party.