Shake things up on Stir Up Sunday this year with everything from homemade liqueur to cocktail-inspired mince pies
It's traditionally a day for 'stirring up' your Christmas cake in preparation for the festivities, but this year the GH Kitchen team have some brilliant new ideas for you to try...
We love Stir Up Sunday here in the GH Kitchen, that special Sunday in November where you get the Christmas tunes on and make your Christmas cake and pud. It helps you feel organised, but more importantly it gives you ample time to feed your cake with booze while it matures, which we all know is the key to a great cake! This year we're ringing the changes with 4 brand new prep ahead recipes. From a delicious liqueur to elevate your festive cocktails, to a rum-soaked cake that will have everyone asking for seconds, it's time to get in the Christmas spirit!
Of course, traditional Christmas cakes are still a thing of beauty, and we've got plenty of recipes here for you to try!
Caribbean Black Cake
Nadine's family recipe is full of warming spices, plenty of rum and a fudgy texture that will make your cake break taste even better this Christmas.
Recipe: Caribbean black cake
Mixology mince pies
Sarah is famed for her mince pies here in the GH Kitchen and she's developed 3 cocktail-inspired mincemeats for your batch this year, including negroni, dark and stormy and amaretto sour.
Recipe: Mixology mince pies
Linzi joins the Good Housekeeping team as Kitchen Manager, looking after the brand-new, state-of-the art test and demo kitchens based in the heart of Leicester Square. With over a decade of experience producing food content for leading brands, she’s won awards for her recipes, battled Christmas dinners in July, and spent a lot of time pondering the next big food trend (no more pistachio, please!) Originally from the North East of Scotland, she lives in West London with her Italian husband and twin daughters, feeding them a variety of haggis and ragu - depending on the mood!
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