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Christmas cake, Wensleydale and honeycomb skewers

Pairing a crumbly white cheese such as Wensleydale with deep rich fruit cake is a classic Christmas tradition in Yorkshire. This easy-to-make canapé is not to be missed! Lancashire cheese also works very well.

By The Good Housekeeping Cookery TeamPublished: 21 November 2017

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Yields:

20 - 25

Prep Time:

15 mins

Cook Time:

5 mins

Total Time:

20 mins

Ingredients

25 g
(1oz) salted butter
200 g
(7oz) Christmas cake, cut into 20-25 bitesized cubes
200 g
(7oz) raw cut honeycomb, cut into 20-25 bitesized cubes
200 g
(7oz) Wensleydale cheese, cut into 20-25 bitesized cubes

Pinch of flaked sea salt, to serve

Directions

1. Step 1
  Heat the butter in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Once it starts to foam, add the cubes of Christmas cake and cook for about 5min, turning regularly. Remove from the heat. Simply thread a cube of honeycomb onto
  a small skewer, followed by a cube of Wensleydale and, finally, a cube of Christmas cake
2. Step 2
  Transfer to a large platter, sprinkle with a little sea salt and serve.

GH TIP If you can’t find raw cut honeycomb, this would work with a drizzle of floral scented honey instead.