Last Christmas I ................ made my cake too late.

If you wish to have a Christmas cake that would make even 'Mary Poppins' proud......that is, a cake that is 'practically perfect in every way', then this weekend or early next week is really that final window of baking opportunity!

Those of us who got ourselves ahead of the game early....and well done to you if you are one of our gang!.....we are now at our last but one 'brandy-fying' hurdle.

This weekend we will be turning our cake and brushing the base with brandy, re-wrapping it and storing it upside down! for the next week.


If you have however been extremely busy, as so many of us are, don't panic! if you can get your cake made by the end of this week then you still have time to let it mature, although I would suggest 1 less dose of brandy!

So if you missed it here's my Countdown to Christmas 'Part I'

If you're not into Christmas cake of any kind then take heart, I will have some delicious festive alternatives for you over the next couple of weeks!