Compulsory Christmas Cake

So, I decided to make a Christmas cake, never have before as they rarely get eaten! I replaced the glace cherries (a crime against cakes) and the mixed peel (which I’ve never been too keen on) with chopped dates. The recipe is Delia and I chose her glazed nut topping instead of the usual marzipan and royal icing. My mum always left out the marzipan as none of us liked it. I thought about white icing but the nuts were more tempting. I missed placing the ancient decorations on it though – chipped snowmen and battered Christmas trees. Maybe next year I’ll ice it and find my own winter scene for the top!

Well, there’s still loads if it left and I keep forgetting to offer it when people come round, but that’s tradition I guess!