The Christmas cake, as we know it today, is the coming together of two customs in Victorian times: plum porridge and a boiled fruit cake made from the best milled flour, which for centuries had been a festive staple in rich households.
The making of the cake was a family affair with small rituals attached. Everyone would take turns stirring the mixture, before the cake was baked and then fed with alcohol in the accumulate to the big day. Well, the tradition goes on still today as the ‘Cake Mixing' or the ‘Fruit Soaking Ceremony'. Fruit soaking for the traditional Christmas cake is a ceremony which has been in fashion since early Victorian times in Europe, bringing cheer to all those involved in it. The Christmas cake is a must in every house and there is a tale behind its making. The story goes that in the early days people used to eat an easy porridge on Christmas Even after a day of fasting. They then added dried fruits and spices to create it special for Christmas.
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