No! Definitely not. I have had a few friends contact me asking what they can do to start a Christmas cake now and have it ready for the big day, but my answer to all has been, "go have a brew and forget about it until Christmas week".
That's right, forget about it. Last year I did a bit of experimenting and came up with a christmas cake recipe that is prepared and cooked within 95 minutes and then as soon as it is cool, is ready to be iced and served. There's no need for months of work, remembering to feed it with booze. It's just a simple case of mixing some ingredients in a bowl, popping in a lined tin and baking for 90 minutes, so don't even give it another thought for the time being.
Of all that tried it last year, all preferred it to traditional Christmas cake. It has all the same flavours and textures, the same booze, the same look and smell and it is just as easy to ice and decorate. In fact, the only difference is that it's a little bit more moist and tasty, but when has that been a bad thing?
I'll post up the recipe in plenty of time, so if you're one of those that wants to make your own but thinks you have left it too late, fear not, you'll be just fine. In fact, better!
Just check back in early December, or better still, sign up to the blog and you can take the worry out of your Christmas cake dilemma :-)
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