When it comes to tin size, give or take 0.5cm is fine. The best ranges of smaller round tins are at thevanillavalley.co.uk or squires-shop.com. For square cakes, I’m devoted to my Silverwood ...

You’ll be mixing the batter for the three cake layers separately, and baking them for different lengths of time, to account for the differing cake tin sizes you’ll be using. You will need one 15cm/6in ...

1. Place all fruit, water, liqueur, butter and sugar into a saucepan and slowly bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes. Remove and set aside to cool, preferably overnight.

Mary Berry’s been making her traditional Christmas cake recipe for as long as Paul Hollywood’s been alive. She knows what she’s talking about and this moist, rich fruit cake proves it. If you don't ...