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Delia Smith mincemeat seen from above: a bowl of dark, glossy home-made Christmas mincemeat with a wooden spoon and filled jars beside it
Dessert

Delia Smith Christmas Mincemeat (Home-made)

Classic Delia Smith mincemeat is a rich mix of Bramley apples, suet, dried fruit, candied peel, dark brown sugar, spice and brandy. One batch fills …

Delia Smith tea bread seen from above: a dark fruit loaf packed with raisins and sultanas, cut into thick slices with one spread with butter
Cakes

Delia Smith Fruit Loaf (Irish Tea Bread)

Fruity Delia Smith tea bread is her Irish fruit loaf of raisins, currants, sultanas and peel, soaked overnight in hot tea. Next day you stir …

Delia Smith Irish whiskey Christmas cakes seen from above: small square cakes with swirled pale golden icing tied with ribbon, one cut to show the dark fruit
Cakes

Delia Smith Irish Whiskey Christmas Cakes (Marzipan and Icing)

Iced Delia Smith Irish whiskey Christmas cake comes as four small fruit cakes, soaked a week in Irish whiskey, with marzipan and whiskey icing. You …

Delia Smith mincemeat seen from above: a bowl of dark, glossy home-made Christmas mincemeat with a wooden spoon and filled jars beside it
Updated on November 13, 2026November 13, 2026Dessert

Delia Smith Christmas Mincemeat (Home-made)

Classic Delia Smith mincemeat is a rich mix of Bramley apples, suet, dried fruit, candied peel, dark brown sugar, spice and brandy. One batch fills …

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Delia Smith tea bread seen from above: a dark fruit loaf packed with raisins and sultanas, cut into thick slices with one spread with butter
November 13, 2026November 13, 2026Cakes

Delia Smith Fruit Loaf (Irish Tea Bread)

Fruity Delia Smith tea bread is her Irish fruit loaf of raisins, currants, sultanas and peel, soaked overnight in hot tea. Next day you stir …

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Delia Smith Irish whiskey Christmas cakes seen from above: small square cakes with swirled pale golden icing tied with ribbon, one cut to show the dark fruit
Updated on November 13, 2026November 13, 2026Cakes

Delia Smith Irish Whiskey Christmas Cakes (Marzipan and Icing)

Iced Delia Smith Irish whiskey Christmas cake comes as four small fruit cakes, soaked a week in Irish whiskey, with marzipan and whiskey icing. You …

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Delia Smith Italian chocolate nut Christmas cake seen from above: a dark round cake dusted with icing sugar, one slice cut to show hazelnuts and walnuts
November 13, 2026November 13, 2026Cakes

Delia Smith Chocolate Christmas Cake (Italian Nut Cake)

Flourless Delia Smith Italian chocolate nut Christmas cake is a dense dessert cake of dark chocolate, hazelnuts, walnuts, brandy and orange peel. You grind the …

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Delia Smith light fruit cake seen from above: a pale golden round cake with one slice cut to show red, green and yellow cherries, pineapple and apricots
Updated on November 13, 2026November 13, 2026Cakes

Delia Smith Light Christmas Cake (Glacé Fruit Cake)

Jewelled Delia Smith light fruit cake is her pale Christmas cake, full of glacé pineapple, apricots, coloured cherries, walnuts and sultanas. You whisk the mixture …

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Delia Smith last-minute Christmas cake seen from above: a round mincemeat fruit cake topped with rows of glazed walnuts, pecans and Brazil nuts, one slice cut
November 13, 2026November 13, 2026Cakes Dessert

Delia Smith Mincemeat Christmas Cake (Last-minute)

Speedy Delia Smith last-minute Christmas cake is her mincemeat fruit cake, made with a jar of luxury mincemeat and dried fruit soaked in brandy. After …

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Delia Smith sticky date cake seen from above: a dark round fruit cake with a shiny marmalade glaze, one slice cut to show the dates and prunes
Updated on November 13, 2026November 13, 2026Cakes

Delia Smith Sticky Date Cake (Prune and Date)

Delia Smith sticky date cake is her boil-and-bake fruit cake, full of dates and prunes and made with condensed milk instead of sugar and eggs. …

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Delia Smith boiled fruit cake seen from above: a round golden-brown fruit cake with one slice cut to show the mixed fruit inside
Updated on November 13, 2026November 13, 2026Cakes

Delia Smith Boiled Fruit Cake (Boil and Bake)

Old-fashioned Delia Smith boiled fruit cake is her aunt’s fruit cake of mixed dried fruit, brown sugar and margarine, simmered before baking. You simmer the …

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Delia Smith parkin cake seen from above: a dark round oatmeal and ginger cake cut into wedges, one lifted to show the sticky crumb
November 13, 2026November 13, 2026Cakes Dessert

Delia Smith Parkin Cake

Classic Delia Smith parkin is a dark, oaty ginger cake made with medium oatmeal, syrup and black treacle. You stir the melted syrup, treacle, butter …

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Delia Smith banana and butterscotch trifle in a glass bowl seen from above: whipped cream with toasted pecans, one portion spooned out to show sponge, banana slices, golden butterscotch and yellow custard
November 12, 2026November 12, 2026Dessert

Delia Smith Banana and Butterscotch Trifle with Madeira

Delia Smith banana and butterscotch trifle is her rich pudding for special days, with Madeira-soaked sponges, butterscotch, bananas, custard and cream, for 6 to 8. …

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