Christmas cakes have been an English tradition for over a hundred years. They originated from Christmas pudding, and are made in many different textures, flavors and styles. No matter which type of cake you prefer, there is a Christmas cake for you. Search our assortment of traditional British Christmas cakes. They make great gifts for far away friends and relatives. Bring a little tradition into your house with a delicious cake the whole family will love! A 2 lb cake typically serves 6 to 8.
This year we are offering Italian Panettone cakes and German Stollen cakes, in addition to American made fruit cake and traditional English Christmas cake.
More about the history of Christmas cake.
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Our selection of Christmas cakes includes cakes from England, Scotland, Germany and Italy. We carry traditional English Christmas cakes by Bronte, Norfolk, Walkers, and Mr. Kipling. A traditional Christmas cake consists of a cake with fruits, nuts, and spices – similar to an American fruit cake but with a sugar icing made with marzipan, a type of candy made from almonds. If you’re a host for a party, you’ll probably need a larger cake around 2lbs, and our selection includes slab and round cakes, as well as individual slices by Mr. Kipling.
Fruit and nuts are used in most of the English Christmas cakes. Whiskey cake, a traditional Scottish Christmas fruit cake has Glenfiddich Scotch Whiskey added to the recipe. Aside from the excellent taste, this gives the dried fruits in the cake a plumper texture.
In addition to English Christmas cakes, we offer German and Italian cakes. Our German Christmas cake is a marzipan stollen, which is named after the German word for “mine tunnel,” as the cake has a similar shape. The Italian Christmas cake is a panettone, Although from other parts of Europe, these two Christmas cakes use similar fruit and nut combinations to the English cake.
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