Mary Berry, the queen of baking, has shared her foolproof recipes for a traditional Christmas cake and pudding. She suggests starting your Christmas cake the night before you plan to bake it, soaking all the fruits in brandy overnight.
The next day, preheat your oven and prepare your cake tin before mixing together your remaining ingredients and folding in the soaked fruits.
Here's Mary's foolproof Christmas pudding and Christmas cake recipes in full. Christmas Cake Begin this cake the night before you want to bake it.
Place the cherries in a sieve and rinse under running water. Drain well then dry thoroughly on kitchen paper. Measure all the fruits and chopped peel into a large bowl.
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