Christmas cake
Festive iced confection
A Christmas cake is a rich, dense fruitcake traditionally served in Britain during the Christmas season.
It contains dried fruits, nuts, and spices, often soaked in brandy or rum, and is typically covered with marzipan and royal icing.
The cake is usually made weeks in advance and "fed" periodically with alcohol to develop flavor.
In British slang, Christmas cake describes an unmarried woman over twenty-five—from the Japanese expression suggesting she's past her prime like leftover holiday cake.
Small seedless dried grapes
- sultanasPale dried grapes
- raisinsDried grape snack
- candied peelSugar-preserved citrus skin
- marzipanSweetened ground nut confection
almonds · brandy · rum · spices · nutmeg · cinnamon · cloves · allspice
Seasonal timber for burning
- stollenTaken without consent
- panettoneItalian candied fruit bread
- plum puddingSteamed suet-and-fruit dessert
- epiphanySudden profound insight
wassailing · simnel · royal icing · family recipe · heirloom
currants
Small seedless dried grapes
- sultanasPale dried grapes
- raisinsDried grape snack
- candied peelSugar-preserved citrus skin
marzipan · almonds · brandy · rum · spices · nutmeg · cinnamon · cloves · allspice · molasses
yule log
Seasonal timber for burning
- stollenTaken without consent
- panettoneItalian candied fruit bread
- plum puddingSteamed suet-and-fruit dessert
epiphany · wassailing · simnel · royal icing · family recipe · heirloom
yuletide
Winter holiday period
Santa · eggnog · mistletoe · tinsel · wreath · stockings · gingerbread · nativity · decorations · ornaments
spinster
Unmarried older woman
- unmarriedNot legally wed
- single womanUnmarried female adult
- old maidUnmarried woman, advanced years
dating · shelf · New Year · age · December · leftover · unsold
- cakescupcake, chocolate gateau, fruitcake, German chocolate, tres leches
- British bakesteacakes, Bakewell tart, scones, scone, Chelsea bun
- Yorkshire foodsYorkshire pudding, parkin
- marzipan cakesstollen
- cake decoratingfondant, piping bag, piping tips, buttercream, ganache
- teatime treatsscone, Victoria sponge, shortbread, crumpet, finger sandwiches
Christmas cakesummer pudding
Bread lined with stewed berries
hot cross buns · birthday cake · strawberry shortcake · lemon drizzle cake · ice cream cake
Christmas cakeangel food cake
Foam-based white sponge
sponge cake · chiffon cake · genoise · Victoria sponge · Swiss roll
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