Comments on: Christmas Cake – Stage 1 http://baconbaconblog.com/wordpress/recipes/baking/christmas-cake-stage-1 celebrating good food, especially the glory of all things bacon Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:12:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: valeskah http://baconbaconblog.com/wordpress/recipes/baking/christmas-cake-stage-1/comment-page-1#comment-19 valeskah Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:58:25 +0000 http://baconbaconblog.com/wordpress/?p=10#comment-19 Yep, GF all the way. All I do is use a mix of flours (rice, corn and buckwheat last year, IIRC) and a teaspoon of xantham gum. Because the cakes are so heavy and have multiple eggs in the recipe, they don't have the traditional GF problem of falling to pieces as quickly. Mmmmm... Yep, GF all the way. All I do is use a mix of flours (rice, corn and buckwheat last year, IIRC) and a teaspoon of xantham gum. Because the cakes are so heavy and have multiple eggs in the recipe, they don’t have the traditional GF problem of falling to pieces as quickly. Mmmmm…

]]> By: kathrynl http://baconbaconblog.com/wordpress/recipes/baking/christmas-cake-stage-1/comment-page-1#comment-17 kathrynl Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:17:01 +0000 http://baconbaconblog.com/wordpress/?p=10#comment-17 OMG! This is exactly what I need to be doing right now!! For years I've wanted to make a christmas cake *properly* - weeks before Xmas so it has time to steep in alcohol or whatever. And every year I'd wake up on December 12th or some such and think 'Damn it! I've missed it again!'. I have procured a recipe this year, however, so hopefully this week I can get my act together to start baking soon. (Are you cakes gluten free?) OMG! This is exactly what I need to be doing right now!!

For years I’ve wanted to make a christmas cake *properly* – weeks before Xmas so it has time to steep in alcohol or whatever. And every year I’d wake up on December 12th or some such and think ‘Damn it! I’ve missed it again!’. I have procured a recipe this year, however, so hopefully this week I can get my act together to start baking soon.

(Are you cakes gluten free?)

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