Christmas cake

I've still got Xmas cake in the freezer

Give it 'ere!

Excuse typing ladies - I'm using a a lap top and absolutely hate these flat keyboards. I learnt to type many many years ago and can't get going very quickly on this flat board so I seem make a lot of typos.

If no-one gives you an idea I will look out one of my books as I do have a recipe for all sorts of sizes.

Thanks whitewall

Before my mathematical mind can work it out I need to know whether the 8'' tin was round or square and how deep the cake was.

Right here goes as promised.
Rich Fruit Cake - you can adjust to your own recipe I would think

6" cake tin round or 5" square
Currants 5oz
Sultanas 3oz
Glace cherries 11/2 oz
Mixed cut peel 11/2 oz
Mixed chopped nuts 11/2oz
Grated lemon rind (TSP) 3/4
Brandy (tblspn) 1
Plain flr 31/2oz
Mixed spices (TSP) 3/4
Ground almonds 1oz
Soft brown sugar 3oz
Butter softened 3oz
Black treacle (tbspn) 1/2
Eggs 2
Oven 140c gas 1

Test after 21/2 hrs.

Hope this helps. This is the smallest tin size

I wondered if it's much smaller than 8" diameter it's going to be harder to get it to cook really well I would be worried that it would dry out too quickly in the cooking.
This recipe is for a six inch one.

allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/30548/small-christmas-cake.aspx

I love the smell of Xmas cake

I love Christmas cake, mainly the brandy soaked fruit cake. Icing and marzipan are expendable.

Thanks for the help - I think if I go with the combined weight of fruit etc I can use a 6' tin. It seems a shame to make a smaller one but either my son ends up eating left over christmas cake for breakfast or I just throw it away which goes against the grain a bit.

My children really love Christmas cake. Every Christmas I used to prepare Christmas cake for my baby.

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 cups sugar $
4 large eggs, separated $
3 cups all-purpose flour $
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 cup milk $
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt $
Lemon Filling
Fluffy White Frosting
1 cup flaked coconut
Garnishes: fresh cranberries, fresh boxwood sprigs

Not what most of us would call Christmas cake Mollymatz. I am assuming you are not from Britain. Who is the baby you refer to in this an another thread ?

Gill208 I think your last post is about right.

That US recipe sounds a very nice light cake, Mollymatz Quite unlike the traditional Christmas fruitcake that is usual over here. I don't think any of mine would recognise it as a Christmas cake though.

Is this Coconut lemon cake..??

Years ago when I did catering, I used to cook individual Christmas cakes in large dog food tins (OK I washed them out first!) for my elderly gentlefolk who lived alone and just wanted something to offer guests with the obligatory glass of sherry. Very popular too!

What a good idea, Alea! I don't have a dog , but I'll sort out some suitably sized tins for the individual cakes I want to make this year. To the kitchen....