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In many European countries it just wouldn't be a Christmas celebration without Christmas cake. You don't have to live in Europe to add Christmas cake to your holiday menu. Simply check out the recipes and information on this page to learn more about when and where Christmas cake originated and how you can make one yourself.
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Fast Facts
- Christmas Day is December 25
- Christmas 2008 is on a Thursday
- Began as plum porridge and evolved into plum puddingChristmas Archives: The Story of Christmas Cake
- Evolved from plum pudding into boiled plum cakeChristmas Archives: The Story of Christmas
- Originally eaten on Christmas Eve to line the stomach after fasting before ChristmasChristmas Archives: The Story of Christmas Cake
- Icing is often made from marzipan
- Some bakers keep Christmas cakes moist by adding a light coating of rum before icing
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What is Christmas Cake?
Christmas cake began as a holiday pudding made from various dried fruits. Over time it grew so tough that it had to be boiled before it could even be eaten. During the sixteenth century the oatmeal component was replaced with flour and they began using eggs, but the end result was still boiled because most households did not have large enough ovens to bake in. The exotic spices used in the Christmas cake were representative of the spices delivered unto the Christ child by the Three Wise Men. Today traditional Christmas cakes are draped in marzipan and decorated with popular Christmas imagery made from sugar.Christmas Archives: The Story of Christmas Cake -
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