Taste of Christmas #3.
Barnabrow House Christmas Cake
We regularly get our hands on the Christmas cake made by Barnabrow House and bought the 2024 version at Roughty Foodie in the English Market a few days back. It is as good as ever, thanks to Barnabrow's Geraldine Kidd and her team in East Cork.
It is packed full of fruit and other essentials (including the same beer and whiskey as in their pudding); it is delicious, fruity and nutty, not too heavy, yet take it easy (make it linger!). And if there's just one or two in the house, then they have a convenient size for you. The cake and the pudding will bring a smile to your face, a nostalgic smile for those of us of a certain age.
And there is a nice nostalgia story, too, on the Barnabrow label. Tales from the kitchens (Irish and Sri Lankan) "when the cakes of our childhood was being prepared and everyone getting a stir of the mix. Will we have almond icing or just sugar icing or glazed fruit finishes?"
No need to worry about all that.. Just pop into Roughty Fruity and bag yourself a handy cake and pudding double (they know all about bookie's lingo in there) before the horse has bolted.
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