A classic recipe for a fruity and slightly boozy christmas cake nigella lawson will be answering your christmas dessert questions live on our food blog on friday 9 december at 12pm. My mums mum, also known as my nana, has baked this bero christmas cake using this recipe. Cream butter and sugar, stir in flour mixture and egg mixture alternately, a little at a time. This cake is as near as we can get to a true, traditional cake as it contains the almonds, whiskey, and the orange peel. Sep 28, 2015 in the 1920s, budding cooks could learn the art of housekeeping from bero home recipes. Image result for vintage bero recipes christmas cake. Bero cook book dundee cake recipe does anyone have it. Joan medlicott, author of the ladies of covington send their love on christmas cake. Apr 24, 2012 bero dropped scones for breakfast griddle cakes old fashioned griddle pancakes, also called dropped scones, these are easy to make and make a lovely breakfast dish, tea time treat or a dessert dish. As a result, a free recipe book was produced and handed out at the exhibitions as well as door to door.
Christmas cakes do need a fair few ingredients and we spent around. I would definitely recommend the bero recipe book as theres loads of simple cakes and biscuit recipes to do with the kids. I dont usually leave comments but this recipe was a killer. Old bero christmas cake recipe this cake is a rich, dark, moist fruit cake, very flavorful at christmas the most arduous part is snipping the dried pears and apricots to size try listening to some favourite music while you do this. Nov 18, 2014 i too would be interested in the original christmas cake recipe as we also through out our much used and tatty bero book.
The bero book i thought i would start a series of posts on the cook books and books of cookery writing that i think are the best out there. Find all the best bero christmas cake christmas recipes on food network. This book has applique, fusing, and embroidery projects. I used spiced rum for alcohol in one and brandy in another one the rum one was much nicer, the brandy one was a little soggy. Christmas cake adapted from bero recipe book recipe featured on desktopcookbook. I would definitely recommend the bero recipe book as theres loads of simple cakes and biscuit recipes to do with the. The recipe is based on a dundee fruit cake from my mums wonderful old bero cookbook. Bero cook book, i learned to bake with this, it had the most amazing. This is a book to be shared, a story to be treasured. I think its a real shame as the original recipe is a great one. Bero milk chocolate cake print recipe print with main photo print text only serves 12 prep time 10 minutes cook time 35 minutes total time 45. The bero recipe book contains recipes that can be cooked in a microwave.
I wouldnt say it is our family tradition as i dont make one every year but i do when i can as it is so worth the effort. Mar 18, 2020 this chocolate cake is a favourite recipe that i used to bake for my family when i was a teenager. Over 3,300 advertising items and publications dating from 1850 to 1920, illustrating the rise of consumer culture and the birth of a professionalized advertising industry in the. Weve got more bero christmas cake dishes, recipes and ideas than you can dream of.
I too would be interested in the original christmas cake recipe as we also through out our much used and tatty bero book. Apr 05, 2019 the kids love making and eating this chocolate cake and everyone was well impressed with their decoration. Jul 17, 2015 this pin was discovered by rowanne fines. Bero book chocolate cake cookbook recipes, baking recipes, cake. Aug 10, 2012 bero milk chocolate cake print recipe print with main photo print text only serves 12 prep time 10 minutes cook time 35 minutes total time 45 minutes allergy egg, milk, wheat dietary vegetarian meal type dessert, lunch, snack misc child friendly, serve cold occasion birthday party, casual party, christmas, easter, formal party, halloween, thanksgiving, valentines. My mother baked this for my wedding, and it sure is delicious and also a great christmas. Nigella lawsons traditional christmas cake recipe life. Soak the fruits overnight before you start making the cake and itll result in a plump and juicy filling.
Protect a large cake by fastening a band of doubled brown paper round the tin 57. Christmas cake ideally should be made at least two months before christmas. Traditional christmas cake recipe rich with fruit mums make lists. Was looking for a last minute fruit cake recipe for christmas i made this at 9pm on christmas eve and it was a hit on christmas day. Nov 03, 2009 the perfect recipe for friendship, christmas cake is a delightful read for the holidays. Easy chocolate sponge cake recipe bero chocolate cake. However, if you are making it later, you can be assured the cake will still taste as good, though it may not store as long as a mature one. Definitely is going to be my go to recipe from now. Ingredients for this christmas cake adapted from bero recipe book recipe include 300g self raising flour, plus some extra, 200g caster.
A piece o cake christmas linda jenkins, becky goldsmith on. In my opinion these butter tarts are the best things in this book, though i have made a few changes to the original recipe. Mary berrys classic christmas cake recipe is a traditional recipe youll want to make time and time again. Just before christmas i came into possession of my greatgrandmothers 1940s bero recipe booklet along with a behemoth of a christmas cake. I thought i would start a series of posts on the cook books and books of cookery writing that i think are the best out there. So double thanks to galvantula, as i wouldnt have got the original recipe otherwise, and hang on to your old bero books cos the new ones arent quite the same. All the recipes from this book are straightforward and good. Fruit cakes a slightly bubbling sound indicates that further baking is required. Bees bakerys perfect christmas cake recipe jamie oliver. Mary berrys classic christmas cake recipe bbc food. If youre making your own christmas cake there are plenty of recipes with twists, such as our gin and tea christmas cake or our chocolate cherry christmas cake.
Christmas puddingchristmas sweetschristmas cookingchristmas cakeschristmas timexmas cakes. It was easily the best christmas cake ive ever had, and i was glad to have a copy of the original recipe. Heres the recipe and i do hope its the one youre looking for and maybe bring back some yummy memories for you. Thomas bell founded a wholesale grocery firm near the tyne quays and railway station in newcastle in the 1880s. Bero book chocolate cake my favourite chocolate cake recipe from my mums bero book. They are large, plump fruit buns with a taste of citrus with crushed sugar on top. We have adapted the cookie recipe to create these amazingly chewy and chocolatey cookies. They soon became an essential part of a young womans education in running a home and feeding a family.
First, and in this post is the recipe, the cooking of the christmas tra. Soak the fruits overnight before you start making the cake and itll result in a plump and juicy. Find all the best bero christmas cake recipes on food network. I found that with our fan assisted oven the cake did not need the full 4. The bero cookbook contained recipes to feed hungry families on a very low budget they soon became an essential part of a young womans education in running a home and feeding a family. Bero dropped scones for breakfast griddle cakes old fashioned griddle pancakes, also called dropped scones, these are easy to. There are many versions of the dundee cake, all claiming to be the one, but usually any lovely rich fruit cake will do the job. I end the post with my favourite recipe from the book butter tarts. Cover the cake with paper or foil after 2 hours, or if browning too quickly. I usually use delias recipe this turned out much tastier. We use cookies to enhance your experience, for analytics and to show you offers tailored to your interests on our site and third party sites.
Every week, pierce the cake with a skewer in around 10 places. Apart from having to add 30ml more of milk, the recipe was an absolute success. Mary berrys christmas cake baking recipes goodtoknow. Rub together the flour and marg until its a bit like breadcrumbs. Ingredients for this christmas cake adapted from bero recipe book recipe include 300g self raising flour, plus some extra, 200g caster sugar, 5 eggs beaten with 125ml8tbsp milk or half milk and half brandy, and 1 tsp each mixed spice, cinnamon and nutmeg.
You can make mary berrys christmas cake well ahead of the big day in fact, the longer. Brush the sides and the top of the cake with the warm apricot jam. For the covering, stand the cake upside down, flat side uppermost, on a cake board which is 5cm2in larger than the size of the cake. In the 1920s, budding cooks could learn the art of housekeeping from bero home recipes. I end the post with my favourite recipe from the book but the bero cook book. Stand the tin on a thick layer of brown paper or a newspaper.
Originating from where its name would suggest, dundee cake is a sweet fruit cake which is easily recognisable from its circles of blanched. This is my mothers very old recipe, at least 60 years old. Christmas cake adapted from bero recipe book recipe. The bero cookbook contained recipes to feed hungry families on a very low budget. I have one recipie in teh bero book but not sure if it is any good i would like to make a chrsitmas cake with my boys. Easy classic christmas cake recipe inspired by mary berry. The filling is a mixture of raisins in a sweet caramel sauce that forms a delicious chewy crust as it bakes. Dec 11, 2011 traditional christmas fruit cake with brandytraditional christmas fruitcakeim gonna break this puppy into two posts. The kids love making and eating this chocolate cake and everyone was well impressed with their decoration. Her adaptation of the recipe includes a large glass of sweet sherry. Place the dried fruits in a mixing bowl, add the rum and brandy if using, mixed spice, cinnamon and nutmeg and add some flour and mix until the fruits are. Nigella lawsons traditional christmas cake recipe life and.
This traditional christmas cake pulls out all the stops if you have the time, feed it with brandy in the run up to christmas. This is my original christmas cake from the first book a combination of my grandmothers, my mothers and a few tweaks. They are categorised according to difficulty but the christmas cake is simple to do. The christmas cake was excellent too but she did add a few other. Hi everyone my wife used to bake a celebration cake from home recipes with bero flour cookbook. Leave the cake to cool inside the tin so that it keeps its shape, and when ready to serve, either dust a little bit of icing sugar on the top, or cover in. Feb 20, 2017 coconut tart recipe from mommas bero book. Traditional christmas cake part i sweet 2 eat baking. Dec 02, 2011 a classic recipe for a fruity and slightly boozy christmas cake nigella lawson will be answering your christmas dessert questions live on our food blog on friday 9 december at 12pm. But the rich dundee cake recipe in the new book is different. Oct 17, 2012 the cake mixture was placed in the oven with the brown paper wrapped round the tin to protect the cake as the bero book suggests. Christmas cake adapted from bero recipe book ingredients.