Merry Christmas!

I made the Christmas cake, and although I used my Bamix stick blender, I really missed my commis...

"Before"

Undamaged shoulders make lighter work of mixing up the butter and sugar!  Still, it only took me four hours to make [plus another 5¼ house cooking time], and it should last a while.

"After"

It caught a bit on one edge, but I think it will be OK...

[...Unlike the sous-vide salmon that Charles Campion encountered on Masterchef: The Professionals: "Pink flob of the worst kind" - ouch - but the comment made us smile!]

Have a great Christmas, and Happy New Year for 2015.