Christmas Recipes

Christmas Recipes

The recipes I have selected to share with you are recipes from my own collection that I have accumulated over the years. Some recipes have been shared among friends and other from family members. Some of my favorites came from my Grandmother E's personal handwritten cookbook from the early 1900's.

Strawberry Christmas Cake

A strawberry cake sounds like something you might want to serve in the spring or summer or perhaps at Easter, but this is actually a knockout choice to serve at a Christmas party.
It’s unexpected because we always associate the spicy aromas of cinnamon and nutmeg at Christmas-time. But this cake can be a wonderful addition to the dessert table, right alongside the apple pie, fudge, spice cake and gingerbread boys. It will be a delightful surprise and it’s simple to make. This is definitely a FED cake: Fast, Easy and Delicious.


1 box white cake mix
1 box strawberry gelatin
3 tablespoons flour
1 cup vegetable oil
½ cup water
4 eggs
½ cup slices strawberries, fresh or frozen

Mix cake mix, gelatin and flour. Add oil, water and eggs; beat well. Beat in strawberries and pour into greased and floured 8 inch round pans. Bake at 350° 30 to 45 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Icing

1 pound box powdered sugar½ cup butter or margarine3 tablespoons strawberries and juice1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Slowly mix powdered sugar into softened butter and add strawberries to soften. Mix in vanilla. Spread on completely cooled cake. Decorate with fresh strawberries when available.


Christmas Rum Cake Recipe

For some people, a good rum cake at Christmas is a must. This is also a good choice for gift giving and sharing. Use good quality rum. If you don’t know how to select, you can find help at your neighborhood liquor store.

I prefer using walnuts in this recipe, but that is strictly a matter of taste. To me they just seem to go well with the rum. This cake will keep many weeks in a tight container and stay moist if rum is poured over occasionally.

Preheat oven to 350° and assemble all ingredients before proceeding.


Thoroughly cream ½ cup softened butter (or margarine) and 1 cup sugar.

Add 3 eggs, stirring well.

Sift 1 cup flour with:½ teaspoon baking powder½ teaspoon cinnamon½ teaspoon nutmegDash of saltAdd a little at a time to egg mixture, stirring after each addition.

Add 2 ounces rum.

Flour 2 cups raisins and stir in with 2 cups chopped pecans or walnuts.

Pour into a well greased 9 inch tube pan. Bake at 350° about 70 minutes.

Christmas Holiday Cake Squares

This Christmas dessert is like little samplings of fruitcake sprinkled with powdered sugar, only better because it contains eggnog. I think you might be delightfully surprised.

This cake is baked in a sheet pan, sprinkled with powdered sugar and cut into squares. For an added festive touch, after you have arranged the squares on your serving plate, sprinkle a little red sugar around the edges.

It’s also perfect to pack and carry to your holiday parties. This is a beautiful dessert for Christmas and Thanksgiving and any holiday party.

½ pound candied fruit and peels

¼ pound candied red and green pineapples,diced

¼ pound pecan pieces

1 cup sifted flour

1 cup butter

4 eggs

2 cups sugar

2 cups sifted flour

½ teaspoon baking powder

1 cup dairy eggnog

Powdered sugar

Combine fruits and nuts. Add the 1 cup flour; mix lightly.

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, mixing well.

Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with eggnog; mix until well blended. Stir in fruit and nut mixture.

Turn into well greased and lightly floured 13×9x2 inch pan. Bake at 300° for one hour and 45 minutes, or until done. Cool. Sift powdered sugar over top. Cut into squares.