Christmas is the most widely celebrated religious festival in the world since time immemorial. Several philosophies, practices and taboos are directly and indirectly attached to this particular holy celebration. With this regards, the Christmas cake undeniably requires a very special mention. It is the integral part of the celebration and a must in this joyous affair.

Christmas cake is a type of fruitcake that is being served on 25th December. It is said that the origin of Christmas cake can be traced back to the city of Dundee and is made with finely blend Scotch whisky. It is light in nature and also crumbly. It is generally made up of ingredients like raisins, currants, cherries and sultanas.

The other generic features of Christmas cake can vary drastically depending on the manufacturer, the place of manufacturing, requirement of the customers and many such other factors. It can either be spongy or medium weighted or even heavy. The shape is not a constant thing, as it may be either square, or oblong. The cake also has nuts like almonds in it, but just like the flexibility offered by the manufacturers in cases of other fruit cakes; they can be omitted for the people who are allergic to them.

A notable point at the context of the ongoing discussion is that frequently a coin was used to be added on the top of a Christmas cake that was a sort of token depicting good fortune to the people who used to have it.

In many places around the world, the Christmas cake is made up of high quality whipped cream and for the purpose of flavoring; inputs like the ambergris or the civet musk are used.

Sum and substance Christmas cake carries with it the very message of the holy festival of Christmas. It conveys, in an unconventional way, the expressions of love and brotherhood al around.