I made the Christmas cake on this weekend. This is the first time that I baked a cake in my lifetime. It was not bad even though I was not too good in beating up the mixture or know the small tips that makes a cake fluffy. Anyway, I am giving you the Christmas cake recipe and if you follow it exactly, it must be a yummy cake for this holidays.
Ingredients
250g plain flour, Grated zest of 1 lemon, Grated zest of 1 orange, 1 teaspoon mixed spice, 100g almonds roughly chopped, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 4 eggs, beaten, 250g brown sugar, 250 butter, 200ml brandy, 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 100g red cherries, quartered, 100g finely diced candied peel,
250g sultanas, 250g raisins, 250g currants, Pinch of salt
Preparations
All the fruits, almonds, mixed spices, vanilla and lemon are mixed.After the brandy is mixed with it, it has to be covered with plastic wrap and kept for at least 5 hours so that the fruits can absorb the brandy. Best is to leave it overnight. preheat the oven to warm 160°C. Line the base and sides of the tin with buttered baking paper, which should be 2.5cm taller than the side of the tin. Wrap a strip of brown paper around the tin and tie with a string. The sugar and butter are beaten well until light and creamy. Eggs are added one by one, beating well after each addition. Sift together the flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt.The butter mixture is added to the soaked fruits and is stirred until thoroughly combined. put the mixture into cake tin and bake for about 30 mins. Then reduce the heat to 150°C and cook for another 3 hours. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. It is wrapped in a plasitc wrap and should be stored in a cool place overnight before icing. Do the icing as you please.
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Monday, December 17, 2007
Christmas cake recipe for all
Top Ten Reasons to Celebrate Christmas!
Lists, lists, and more lists,
And here's one more--
As you drag and drop
At the Christmas door!
Lists, lists, and more lists,
And here's one more--
As you drag and drop
At the Christmas door!
10.
The economy needs my money!
9.
I love Santa Claus!
Free Letter from Santa
Bring smiles to any child's face with a Free Santa Letter!
Personalize with up to seven details specific to your child!
8.
My in-laws are going to Maui for the holidays--and not MY house!
It's NOT Maui? Then where in the world IS it?
7.
I'm not politically correct!
"A Case for Christmas" - A Pastor speaks out on Political correctness!
6.
I like to shop.
Apple City Mall
Christmas Guide - All About Christmas
Faith2Go.com--a Christian Christmas shop
Mall of America
The Gift Certificate Store
Alternative: I HATE to shop...let SANTA do it!!
5.
I like to eat!
And so does my friend Barb! Tell her I sent you!
Tis The Christmas Season--a wonderful Christian family page!
AND so does Mrs. Claus! Mrs. Claus' Cookbook!!
Puddings.net - Christmas recipes
Christmas Cookies
Free Christmas Recipes
On a diet? Try some Virtual Dessert!
4.
Think I'm gettin' an iMac under my tree --don't tell Bill Gates!
The 12 Microsoft Days of Christmas
A fun spoof on Microsoft by a MAC lover, I'm sure! Enjoy!
If you don't like Macs, how about a Big Mac!
3.
The kids don't have enough toys!
Feature: W.A.T.C.H. - World against Toys Causing Harm (Toy Safety)
Family Fun: Award-Winning Toys of the Year
Perfectly Puzzled--a Treasure Hunt
Toys R Us
Toys.com -- The Most Convenient Toy Store in the World!
2.
I like angels!
Earth-angels included-- my two kids don't qualify! Do yours?
Always an Angel - Handcrafted Angels
Patricia's Angel Babies
1.
I love Jesus!
It is HIS Birthday, remember?
The Nativity Story - awesome!
"God's Christmas Present" - Remembering the Reason for the Season
from Wanda's Country Home.
"If Christmas Is Only for Children"
Annie's Wisemen Page
Top 10 Christmas Quotes and SMS
Bridge
Christmas is a bridge. We need bridges as the river of time flows past. Today’s Christmas should mean creating happy hours for tomorrow and reliving those of yesterday.
Honor Chirstmas
I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.
Charles Dickens
Charity
Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
Washington Irving
Christmas Tree
Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall.
Larry Wilde, The Merry Book of Christmas
Peace
December 8, 2007
May Peace be your gift at Christmas and your blessing all year through!
Author Unknown
Childhood
December 7, 2007
Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time.
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Romp
December 6, 2007
A Christmas gambol oft could cheer
The poor man’s heart through half the year.
Walter Scott
Anniversaries
December 5, 2007
There has been only one Christmas - the rest are anniversaries.
W.J. Cameron
Childish Days
December 4, 2007
Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childish days; that can recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth; that can transport the sailor and the traveller, thousands of miles away, back to his own fire-side and his quiet home!
Best Inspirational Christmas messages
Christmas is the time to spread the message of love, harmony and peace. Of course it is a time to get showered with gifts and wishes, but in the midst of all the commercialism, we should not forget the real spirit of the Christmas. Here are some of the best message from known and unknown men that reminds us that Christmas is not only about fun and gifts, but of love and generosity.
He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.
Roy L. Smith
Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.
Peg Bracken
Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.
Calvin Coolidge
I truly believe that if we keep telling the Christmas story, singing the Christmas songs, and living the Christmas spirit, we can bring joy and happiness and peace to this world.
Norman Vincent Peale
Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we're here for something else besides ourselves.
Eric Sevareid
The only real blind person at Christmas-time is he who has no Christmas in his heart.
Helen Keller
Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
Washington Irving
There is no name so sweet on earth, no name so sweet in Heaven,
The name, before His wondrous birth, to Christ the Savior given.
George W. Bethune
The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.
Burton Hillis
Best of all, Christmas means a spirit of love, a time when the love of God and the love of our fellow men should prevail over all hatred and bitterness, a time when our thoughts and deeds and the spirit of our lives manifest the presence of God.
George F. McDougall
Christmas is not in tinsel and lights and outward show. The secret lies in an inner glow. It's lighting a fire inside the heart. Good will and joy a vital part. It's higher thought and a greater plan. It's glorious dream in the soul of man.
Peterson, The Art of Living
"My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?"
Bob Hope
"What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace."
Agnes M. Pharo
Meanwhile, one of my buddies birthday is on Christmas eve and I have to find some nice birthday gift for him. I got some useful tips from a birthday and you can check it out too.
Top Five Christmas books
Top Five Christmas story book ever written.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
NEW Christmas SMS Collection
I am dreaming of white Christmas , with every christmas card i write, May your days be merry and bright, and May all your christmases be white.Marry Christmas.
May your world be filled with warmth and good chear this Holy season, and throughout the year.Wish your christmas be filled with peace and love. Merry X-mas.
May the good times and treasures of the present become the golden memories of tomorrow.Wish you lots of love, joy and happiness. MARRY CHRISTMAS.
May the joy and peace of Christmas be with you all through the Year. Wishing you a season of blessings from heaven above. Happy Christmas.
Chritmas ka yeh pyara tyohaar jeevan mein laye khushiyan apaar, santa clause aaye aapke dwar, subhkamna hamari kare sweekar. Merry Christmas.
4 special thinks for Christmas
1. God Loves You!
The Bible says, "God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life"
The problem is that
2. All of us have done, said or thought things that are wrong. This is called sin, and our sins have separated us from God.
The Bible says “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” God is perfect and holy, and our sins separate us from God forever. The Bible says “The wages of sin is death.”
The good news is that, about 2,000 years ago,
3. God sent His only Son Jesus Christ to die for our sins.
Jesus is the Son of God. He lived a sinless life and then died on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins. “God demonstrates His own love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.”
Jesus rose from the dead and now He lives in heaven with God His Father. He offers us the gift of eternal life -- of living forever with Him in heaven if we accept Him as our Lord and Savior. Jesus said "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except by Me."
God reaches out in love to you and wants you to be His child. "As many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe on His name." You can choose to ask Jesus Christ to forgive your sins and come in to your life as your Lord and Savior.
4. If you want to accept Christ as Savior and turn from your sins, you can ask Him to be your Savior and Lord by praying a prayer like this:
"Lord Jesus, I believe you are the Son of God. Thank you for dying on the cross for my sins. Please forgive my sins and give me the gift of eternal life. I ask you in to my life and heart to be my Lord and Savior. I want to serve you always."
