Pound cake, bursting with aromatic dried fruit and holiday warmth, is an inseparable dessert from Christmas. Discover how to ...

Preheat the oven to 300°F. Grease a round 9- or 10-inch cake pan, and line bottom and sides with several layers of waxed paper. 2. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on high, beat the butter and ...

When making dense fruit cakes such as a Christmas cake, the batter needs to be heavy enough for the dried fruit and nuts to be suspended in it; if it's too thin the fruit will sink to the bottom.

Mary’s traditional British Christmas pudding recipe goes back to Medieval times – a rich mix of dried fruit and nuts which is steamed for eight hours before serving alongside a boozy cream.

Liven up your buffet table and use up any dried fruit left over from your Christmas baking in this instant chutney. Heat the oil in a large non-reactive saucepan and fry the onions over a low heat ...