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- 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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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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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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Christmas Cake Recipes Questions
Italian Rum Cakes - recipe? 2 AnswersItalian Rum Cake ---------------------- 3 egg yolks 1 C. sugar 2 1/4 C. all-purpose flour 2 C. milk 1/2 lemon; grated peel only 1 C. butter; room tempera... read more
Looking for the best-ever recipe for a flourless cake. 7 AnswersA dense chocolate cake for those of us who can't tolerate wheat or gluten. Flourless Chocolate Cake INGREDIENTS * 1/2 cup water * 1/4 teaspoon salt *... read more
Do you have any recipe for good chocolate cake? 7 AnswersOld-Fashioned Chocolate Cake 3 cups flour 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. salt 3/4 cup olive oil or canola oil 2 ... read more
Can you recommend a book or magazine article about authentic Italian Christmas recipes? 2 AnswersI found some good ones on Squidoo here: http://www.mahalo.com/answers/holiday-parties/can-you-recommend-a-book-or-magazine-article-about-authentic-italian-chris... read more
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Dark Christmas Cake - Recipes - Holiday Countdown - Canadian Living - http://shar.es/aiZbP
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is looking at recipes for christmas cake to further my domestic godess standing :)
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I am vegan and when many recipes for vegan christmas cake say it does not last as long as a traditional cake-why? http://bit.ly/5TZFCx
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