Morrisons Tunis Cake, 200g

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The mini-Christmas cake is made by Meg Rivers in the Cotswolds (see below) as an exclusive offering.

Here, we look at some of the best Christmas cakes from independent producers, and we also have a look at what the supermarkets are producing too. It is thought that the origins of the cake are Edwardian. [2] The Scottish bakery Macfarlane Langs produced commercial Tunis Cakes in the 1930s, and when they merged with McVitie & Price in 1948 to form a company called United Biscuits (which still owns the McVitie's brand), the recipe passed to the new company. [3] McVitie's produced a Tunis cake until the mid 1980s. [3] [2] The updated recipe used by McVitie's is said to have been created by Elizabeth Ewing of Inverness, whose husband was a baker at McVitie's. Her husband had eaten a similar cake whilst stationed in Tunisia during World War II. [4]This means that you can create your own decoration for the cake’s top with a personal message or creative design. On top of that, there is a generous spread of sweet candid orange, cranberries, cherries, crushed pistachios, and a gingerbread tree.

We have already mentioned Meg Rivers and their slogan as ‘Bakers of Happiness’ really is true when tasting their Classic Fully Iced Christmas Cake. It not only has a vintage look and feel, but there’s a real homemade taste to the cake itself with big pieces of cherry and lots of spice.The artisan bakers have been delivering tasty produce for nearly 50 years and these Christmas cakes are sold around the world. The standout feature here is that each slice of the cake has been wrapped individually so there’s no need to worry over slicing – it can just be served straight onto plates. It consists of two light gingerbread sponges that have been flavoured with nutmeg and cinnamon and then sandwiched together. It’s an extremely chocolatey sponge roll that is covered in milk chocolate and has chocolate buttercream. The decorations are edible and it’s a chocolate lover’s delight. It should serve up to 16 people and the biscuits also make a mini luxury Christmas cake alternative, and they also a Christmas cake featuring Santa’s sleigh.