It is a British tradition to make Christmas cakes on Stir up Sunday (last Sunday before Advent) - I then 'feed' them with booze until the weekend before Christmas when I put on the marzipan and royal icing. I also make my Christmas puddings at the same time, along with the Black Bun, a cake-y type of treat, specifically baked for Hogmanay, the Scottish BIG festival of the year.
I bake mincepies on Christmas eve - enough for the Christmas holidays and then make traditional Scottish shortbread for Hogmanay a couple of days before the event. |