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Last edited by Empty_of_Clouds; December 21st, 2022 at 04:10 AM.
I plan to make mine sometime in the next couple of weeks - it will be a challenge this year as we've not switched the Aga on after the summer, and won't be doing so until early December, so I'm going to have to bake it in my microwave combi oven, which will bring a whole new set of challenges!
My recipe is very similar to the James Martin one, but I feed with rum rather than brandy and leave out some ingredients that nobody in the family likes.
None of us are huge royal icing fans, so I usually just ice the top (and yes, jam, then homemade marzipan before the icing). I make the marzipan mainly as an excuse to eat all the leftovers myself as I love the stuff!
Empty_of_Clouds (November 5th, 2022), Yazeh (November 7th, 2022)
The cost is why ours isn't on yet this autumn - and the kitchen feels distinctly chilly as a result. However, with gas costs as they are here right now, there's just no choice. It's been challenging to say the least as I'm so used to being able to just throw stuff in there and know it will come out as I expect.
I use a medium dark rum - usually a Mountgay from Barbados or English Harbour 5 year old from Antigua. If I didn't have rum, I'd opt for brandy though - sherry and Madeira are strictly for the trifles.
We also love cheese with cake - either Wensleydale or Stilton. Cheddar with apple pie too...
Empty_of_Clouds (November 5th, 2022)
Since my wife and I have recently become grandparents, we will be travelling for the week before Christmas to be with my son, his wife, and new child. I don't think that we will be able to manage many of our holiday food rituals, and this kind of cake has never been a part of it. But we will be happy, anyway!! Have fun with your baking! The descriptions here are enticing!
Chrissy (November 6th, 2022), Empty_of_Clouds (November 5th, 2022), kazoolaw (November 7th, 2022), Yazeh (November 7th, 2022)
Congrats
Thanks, everyone, but I shouldn't have distracted the thread.
I became distracted by what an "Aga" might be....and I learned an interesting back story....
But back to recipes!
Lloyd (November 7th, 2022)
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