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CHRISTMAS CAKES are delicious and versatile, a must-have for the festive season in Australia. My irresistible Blooming Marvellous healthy Christmas cakes, which contain no added fat or sugar, are hand-made from only the best Australian ingredients. Delicious and moist, these are heavily fruited and highly spirited Christmas cakes, rich with figs and almonds, available in various sizes for delivery throughout Australia. Details »» * * * Christmas cake history: Christmas cakes, originally known as "plumcakes", evolved in the 16th Century by replacing some Christmas pudding ingredients with butter, flour and eggs, and adding them to the fruit mixture along with Eastern spices representing the gifts brought to Bethlehem by the Three Wise Men. The cakes were boiled in cloth or baked in ovens, and sometimes iced with marzipan when cool. Some Christmas cakes used fresh fruits, such as apples, along with the dried. Because it lasted so well, British people in Victorian times began sending boiled fruitcake as a Christmas gift by ship to their relatives in faraway missions and colonies, including Australia. Traditionally mixed and cooked well prior to Christmas Day, Christmas cake is now enjoyed all over the world throughout the entire festive season.
* * * Hand made Blooming Marvellous Fig & Almond Christmas Cakes in various shapes and sizes are now available through this website, along with a range of delicious, healthy Australian Christmas puddings, gourmet Christmas hampers, brandied fruits, brandy orange sauce and ginger almond shortcake. |
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