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13/12/2015

Bake Off favourite Mary Berry lets Songs of Praise into her home to make a Christmas cake and to talk about festive family memories.

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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • Edward Barnes

    Angels From The Realms of Glory

    Choir: Adventist Vocal Ensemble. Conductor: Ken Burton. Featured Artist: George Acquah. Featured Artist: Marc Baptiste. Featured Artist: Chris Brown. Featured Artist: Andy Kydd. Featured Artist: Kenton Reid. Music Arranger: Ken Burton. Lyricist: James Montogomery.

    Tune: Les Anges Dan Nos Campagnes & Gloria Composer: Edward Barnes

  • Union Chapel Congregation

    The First Nowell (feat. Simon Lole)

    Conductor: Paul Leddington Wright.

    Composer: William B.Sandys, Harmony, John Stainer

  • Trad.

    I Saw Three Ships

    Choir: Â鶹Éç Philharmonic and Huddersfield Choral Society. Conductor: David Lawrence. Featured Artist: Darius Battiwalla. Music Arranger: Darius Battiwalla. Lyricist: Trad..

    Composer: Traditional

  • William James Kirkpatrick

    Away In A Manger

    Choir: Agatha Pethers and Angus Benton. Featured Artist: Simon Lole. Music Arranger: Simon Lole.

    Tune: Cradle Song Composer: William J Kirpatrick

  • Mark Lowry

    Mary Did You Know

    Choir: Tessera. Composer: Buddy Greene. Music Arranger: Ken Burton. Lyricist: Mark Lowry. Lyricist: Buddy Greene.

    Composer: Mark Lowry and Buddy Greene

  • Kim Wilde

    Deck The Halls

    Choir: Kim Wilde. Music Arranger: Kim Wilde. Lyricist: Trad..

    Tune: Deck The Halls Composer: Kim Wilde

  • Wainwright

    Christians Awake, Salute The Happy Morn

    Choir: Congregation of Salvartion Army Sale. Conductor: Simon Lole. Featured Artist: Salvation Army Band. Lyricist: John Byrom.

    Tune: Yorkshire Composer: J Wainwright

Music

  • Angels From The Realms of Glory was performed by the Adventist Vocal Ensemble at the Hackney Empire, London.
  • The First Nowell was performed by the Congregation of Union Chapel, London.
  • I Saw Three Ships was performed by the Â鶹Éç Philharmonic Orchestra and Huddersfield Choral Society at the Monastery, Manchester.
  • Away In A Manger was performed by the Radio 2 Young Choristers Of The Year Agatha Pethers and Angus Benton at St Peters Church, Kineton, Warwick.
  • Mary Did You Know was performed by Tessera at the Monastery, Manchester.
  • Deck The Halls was performed by Kim Wilde at St Mary-le-Tower Church, Ipswich.
  • Christians Awake, Salute The Happy Morn was performed by the congregation of the Salvation Army, Sale.

Stories

Mary Berry

Josie d’Arby joins star of The Great British Bake off and Queen of Cakes Mary Berry at home.Ìý Together they make a Christmas cake that can still be made in time for Christmas and Mary’s granddaughters Abby and Grace lend a helping hand. Mary is also joined by her son Tom as they recall favourite family memories of Christmas.

Down the road from Mary Berry's we filmed a house bedecked in Christmas lights. Visitors to the house can leave a donation to the following charities that the owners subscribe to; Ìý²¹²Ô»å .

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Andre Rieu

Claire McCollum catches up with the King of Waltz Andre Rieu as he tours the UK with his Christmas show.Ìý He tells us about his childhood memories as a chorister and his love of sacred music.

Deck The Halls

80s pop star Kim Wilde discovers the roots of the popular Christmas carol ‘Deck The Halls’ and gives us a special performance.

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Mary Berry's Christmas Cake Recipe

This isÌýtheÌýAmericanÌýlight version of the classic Christmas cake. It is very, very important to drain and dry the pineapple well. If it is wet, the cake may become mouldy. If you would like to decorate this cake with almond paste and royal icing, do not decorate with almonds and cherries before baking.

Ingredients

350g (12 oz) glacé cherries

1 × 200g (7 oz) can pineapple pieces in natural juice

350g (12 oz) no-soak dried apricots

100g (4 oz) whole blanched almonds, chopped finely grated rind of 2 lemons

350g (12 oz) sultanas

250g (9 oz) self-raising flour

250g (9 oz) caster sugar

250g (9 oz) butter, softened

75g (3 oz) ground almonds

5 eggs

To decorate

whole blanched almonds

glacé cherries, halved to finish (Optional)

100g (4 oz) icing sugar, sifted

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Preheat the oven to 160ºC/Fan 140ºC/Gas 3. Grease a 23cm (9 in) deep round cake tin, and line the base and sides with a double layer of greased greaseproof paper.

STEP 1 Cut each cherry into quarters, rinse and drain well. Drain and roughly chop the pineapple, then dry both the cherries and pineapple very thoroughly on absorbent kitchen paper. Snip the apricots into raisin-sized pieces.

STEP 2 Place the prepared fruit and nuts in a large mixing bowl with the grated lemon rind and sultanas and gently mix. Add the remaining ingredients and beat well for 1 minute until smooth. Turn the mixture into the prepared cake tin. Level the surface and decorate the top with blanched whole almonds and halved glacé cherries.

STEP 3 Bake in the preheated oven for about 2¼ hours until golden brown. Insert a skewer to test – if it comes out clean, the cake is cooked. It may be necessary after 1 hour to cover it loosely in foil to prevent it getting too brown.

STEP 4 Leave to cool in the tin for about 30 minutes, then turn out and cool completely on a wire rack.

STEP 5 You can glaze the cake if liked. Mix the sifted icing sugar with enough water to give a thin icing, and drizzle over the top of the cake.

AGAÌýStand a grill rack in its lowest position in the large roasting tin, and place the cake on top. Slide the roasting tin on to the lowest set of runners in the Roasting Oven, with the cold plain shelf above on the second set of runners. Bake the cake for about 30 minutes until a pale golden brown – watch very carefully. Transfer the roasting tin and cake to the Simmering Oven and cook for about a further 2½ hours until a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the cake.

©2015 MARY BERRY

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Credits

Presenter Josie d'Arby
Presenter Claire McCollum
Series Producer Matthew Napier
Executive Producer Dave Stanford

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