I made James Martin's stollen recipe, and it is absolutely gorgeous! I had to taste it, of course. Instead of currants and raisins I used golden sultanas and dried cranberries. The cake is simply enormous. The recipe said to wrap in foil and store for three weeks - in my house? I have friends dropping in all the time, and I am lucky if cakes last three days!
I cut the stollen in half; one piece will go in the pantry, and the other will go into the freezer.
It's a super cake, do try it.

Thank you Victoria,,,, I will try it,,,,, I also thought it looked delicious and was surprised to see that it didnt have yeast in it,,,, that has what has put me off making it before as I thought it was a kneaded dough,,,,,, it is always good to know what people are making from the tv programmes and if they are successful,,,,,

will get it when its repeated-thanks for update.

arthur

Don't wait for the repeat, Arthur. Get the recipe from this site, that is what I did. We don't get James Martin's Christmas here in South Africa, at least, not yet!
The temperature is 26C, and it's raining, my garden says thank you to that! At least I got the washing dry this morning!

thanks victoria.