My husband has always had an issue with currants, sultana, and raisins (or humiliated grapes as he calls the latter). However, I love Christmas cake. Especially homemade Christmas cake. It's rarely worth making a whole fruitcake for me alone, though, and so I developed a recipe to accommodate his dislike of humiliated grapes. Instead, we rely on dried dates, which go a bit more fudgey when cooked than currants and raisins, and have a different texture. The recipes that formed the foundation this one can be found at the links below. Classic Christmas Cake by James Martin Easy Christmas Cake by Sarah Cook Christmas/Yule Cake (for the Currant Averse) Ingredients: 1kg mixed dried fruits - we use dried dates, mixed peel, and glacé cherries but you can use whatever type of dried fruit you prefer. Sherry (or preferred alcohol, or tea/juice if you prefer not to use alcohol) - base recipes call for 150ml, but we soak the fruit in enough to cover the fruit, then use what we drain from the fr...
A family blog of recipes and cooking tips curated by the neurospicy members of a chaotic household, because even kobolds need to eat! Some recipes are modified to cater for the sensory/taste issues of members of our family, and we want to show that there are ways to adapt existing recipes to suit your needs!