Has anyone got a good recipe for Christmas cake?

These are all tried & true yummy christmas cakes passed down to me from family.

Christmas Cherry spice cake

INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups canned cherry pie filling
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup butter, softened
3 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
8 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar

DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9 inch round cake pans. Place the cherry pie filling into the container of a food processor. Pulse until roughly chopped.
In a large bowl, mix butter and white sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each one. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and allspice. Alternate stirring in the dry ingredients and cherry pie filling. Stir just until blended. Divide the batter evenly between the three pans.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool in the pans on a wire rack. When the cakes have cooled enough to handle, tap them out of the pans and allow them to cool completely on the wire rack.
To make the frosting, combine the cream cheese, 1 cup butter, milk and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until blended. Gradually mix in the sugar, stirring until smooth. Spread frosting between the layers and onto the sides and top of the cake.

Chocolate holiday cake

INGREDIENTS
CAKE:
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
1 cup water
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup sour milk*
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
FILLING:
1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup chopped seedless raisins
1/2 cup chopped dates
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped pecans
CHOCOLATE ICING:
1 (6 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup sour cream
Dash salt
Whipped cream

DIRECTIONS
In a small saucepan, combine butter, oil and chocolate. Cook over low heat, stirring until chocolate melts. Add water; cool 15 minutes. In another bowl, combine remaining cake ingredients and beat well (*To sour milk, add 1-1/2 teaspoons vinegar to milk; let stand 5 minutes.) Fold chocolate mixture into batter. Pour into two greased and floured 8-in. cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-35 minutes or until cakes test done. Cool in pans 5 minutes. Meanwhile, for filling, combine milk, sugar and water in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Add raisins and dates. Cook until thickened, stirring constantly, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; add vanilla and nuts. Cool. For frosting, melt chips in top of a double boiler over hot water. Remove from heat; add vanilla and nuts. Cool. For frosting, melt chips in top of double boiler over hot water. Remove from heat. Stir in sour cream and salt; beat with a spoon until smooth. Cool 5 minutes or until frosting is of spreading consistency. Place one cake layer, upside down, on a plate. Spread filling on top and place other layer over. Frost entire cake. Chill 1 hour before serving. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream if desired.

Chocolate Plum christmas pudding

INGREDIENTS
2/3 cup raisins
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
3 eggs
2 cups applesauce
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place raisins in a small saucepan, and cover with boiling water. Soak for 5 minutes, then drain. Grease and flour a 9 inch tube pan.
Sift together the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Blend in the eggs, then the applesauce. Beat in the flour mixture. Stir in raisins and walnuts. Spread batter evenly into prepared tube pan.
Bake in preheated oven for 80 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely; chill.

Christmas nut cake

INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 pounds blanched whole almonds
1 pound Brazil nuts
1/2 pound walnut halves
1/2 pound pecan halves
1 1/2 pounds pitted dates
1/3 pound red candied cherries
1/3 pound green candied cherries
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Line two 5×9 inch loaf pans with greased parchment paper.
Combine the almonds, Brazil nuts, walnuts, pecans, dates, red and green cherries; mix well.
Sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Combine with nut mixture and mix well.
Beat eggs and vanilla, add to nut and flour mixture and mix well.
Press into 2 lined loaf pans and bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Set aside for 5 minutes and remove from pans. Completely cool on wire rack.

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