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An alternative Irish Christmas cake - luscious Guinness chocolate cake recipe (IrishCentral)

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 08:34:46 PST

By: BERNIE MALONE

If you’re like me the the traditional fruit cake, layered in marzipan and thick, hard white icing is about as appetizing as cold noodle soup. So here’s a perfect alternative that all the family will love.

My traditional Irish Christmas Cake recipe - variations on the classic fruitcake (IrishCentral)

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 05:16:17 PST

I always make three cakes - one for Christmas Day and two to eat every day for tea, until then!Christmas cakes are made in many different ways, but generally they are variations on the classic fruitcakeThey can be light, dark, moist, dry, heavy, spongy etc They are made in many different shapes, with frosting, royal icing, a dusting of icing sugar or plainThe spices and dried fruits in the cake are supposed to represent the exotic eastern spices brought by the three Wise Men to the newborn King! The fruit is all soaked overnight in the brandy, in a covered bowl, before use READ MORE

RTE's Gay Byrne bakes a Christmas cake but drinks all the whiskey! - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 04:31:28 PST

Gay BryneThis is Irish TV Personality & Legend, Mr Gay Byrne, giving a spoof Christmas Cake Recipe where he gets to tasting the whiskey (that's supposed to be for the cake) just a little too much!Gay, affectionately known as Gaybo, is one of the most famous Irish TV personalities and one of the founding fathers of modern Irish television journalism He hosted and produced the RTE Late Late Show, which has broadcast every Friday night since it's first show in 1962 until he retired in 1999!The Late Late Show is Ireland's most popular and prestigious television show and is also the longest running chat show in the worldGay sometimes tells a story about him making a Christmas Cake, where he follow a recipe and as he cooks it he makes regular tasting checks on the quality of the whiskey, with humorous results!I pasted Gay's face into a Santa Claus suit and used a little bit of PhotoShop to make this wee animation to go along with the story It's the best I could do in an hour but I had a laugh myself at the finished film clip!So sit back and listen to READ MORE

Alternative Irish Christmas cake - luscious Guinness chocolate cake recipe (IrishCentral)

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:59:29 PST

By: BERNIE MALONE

Gilligan's Gourmet: Christmas Cake (IrishCentral)

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 01:29:20 PST

By: CHEF MICHAEL GILLIGAN

As the Holiday season is upon us we have to get cracking on our Christmas cake. This has to be made at least 3 weeks prior to Christmas. Why, you ask? Well all Christmas cakes are made in advance that’s why. Many make them in November, keeping the cake upside down in an airtight container. A small amount of brandy, sherry or whisky is poured into holes in the cake every week until Christmas. This process is called “feeding” the cake.
I would like to be a Christmas cake too, wouldn’t you children?