Christmas cake is a type of fruit cake loaded with dry fruits, caramel and brandy. In this recipe, it is topped with an almond paste and royal icing.

Five simple steps for how to cover your cake in marzipan and royal icing. Watch the technique videos for more information and see the recipe tips (below) for how to create the simple Christmas ...

Icing your Christmas cake is fun and a great way to get yourself in the Christmas spirit. You can keep it simple or go full-on-festive – the hardest thing is deciding how you want to do it.

Preheat the oven to 150°C/Gas Mark 2. Line a 20.5cm x 30.5cm cake tin that is 5cm deep lined with parchment paper. Mum cooked this cake in an oval enamel tin with a lid. Blanch the whole almonds ...

Christmas is just around the corner, and with it comes sweet moments of culinary creativity. One of the greatest pleasures of the season is decorating Christmas cookies with a perfect royal icing: a ...