Sarah Raven's Complete Christmas: Food & Flowers by Sarah Raven

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    Christmas cake

    from Sarah Raven's Complete Christmas: Food & Flowers Sarah Raven's Complete Christmas by Sarah Raven

    • Categories: Cakes, large; Dessert; Christmas
    • Ingredients: glacĂ© cherries; candied peel; dried currants; sultanas; raisins; dried apricots; lemons; brandy; plain flour; ground cloves; ground cinnamon; mixed spice (UK); nutmeg; butter; light brown sugar; eggs; almonds; hazelnuts
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  • Christmas cake

    • saladdays on December 27, 2014

      A very good recipe with just the right balance of fruit with the other ingredients, moist without being too sweet. The suggested cooking time is quite long, mine cooked sooner so check timings and temperatures for your oven so it is not too dry.

  • Marzipan

    • saladdays on December 27, 2014

      Easy to make with a hand mixer, not too sickly and two guests who have always declared an aversion to marzipan, were converted!

  • Royal icing

    • saladdays on December 27, 2014

      Excellent recipe, icing not too solid and made a good snow effect on the Christmas cake.

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  • ISBN 10 0747595100
  • ISBN 13 9780747595106
  • Published Oct 20 2008
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 272
  • Language English
  • Countries United Kingdom
  • Publisher Bloomsbury
  • Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Publishers Text

The only book this year that provides every recipe and idea that you will need to plan and enjoy the months ahead of Christmas to New Year's Eve. Sarah Raven, author of 2007's stunning Garden Cookbook (voted cookbook of the year by the Guild of Food Writers' and the Independent), presents the last word on food, flowers and decorations for the Christmas season. First, Sarah guides us through the Christmas build-up, suggesting puddings, sauces and edible presents to prepare before everything becomes too hectic. She then offers maximum-impact, minimum-fuss flowers and decorations, stylish party nibbles and a host of Yuletide meals for every palate, including a last-minute recipe for the all-important Christmas pudding. Finally, she sees us safely through Christmas Day, Boxing Day and beyond, with fantastic ideas for the inevitable mountain of leftovers. Sarah Raven is the perfect companion for Christmas, with her unrivalled expertise both indoors and in the garden and her emphasis on traditional methods with a fresh, modern aesthetic.

With 175 food recipes and 40 recipes for flowers, and complemented as always by Jonathan Buckley's sumptuous photographs, Sarah Raven's Christmas Book will be a must-have manual for every home next Christmas and for many years to come.

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