Christmas celebrations will not be complete without a delicious Christmas cake. The tradition of having a cake to celebrate Christmas is said to have originated in England during Queen Victoria's reign around the year 1870. Before this many people only took porridge because they did not own ovens to bake a cake. Later they added other ingredients into the porridge to make it taste better. With the addition of varied ingredients the porridge turned into a pudding. With additional ingredients and availability of an oven the pudding was baked into a cake. Ingredients used in making cakes now include eggs and milk. Good cake recipes can be obtained from cake books and from the internet.

People decorate their Christmas cakes to make them appear attractive. Christmas cake decorating ideas can be obtained from books on cake baking and decorating. The ideas can also be obtained online by doing a search. Christmas cakes can be decorated using alcohol, pastes, fruits, food creams, chocolate and jellies. These decorating ingredients are readily available in the stores. Many people like using strawberries to decorate cakes. Strawberries taste very delicious if eaten with the cake. Other food items used for cake decorating are whipped cream and sponge cake. Colored flavors can also be used.

Some people decorate Christmas cakes with pictures and images, messages and gifts. Personalized messages can be used to convey love and encouragement. It is appropriate to adorn the cake with picture and images of Santa, Christ or Christmas tree. The gifts are mainly used to lure children to eat the cake. Sometimes items can be hidden in the cake as a game to see who will find them in her/his piece. Others hide coins in the cake as a good omen for prosperity in the coming year.

Christmas cake decorating ideas can also be borrowed from other countries. In Jamaica people love Christmas cakes that are spongy, heavy and dark. The cake should be rich in flavor. They decorate their cakes with rum soaked fruits. The Japanese use unique styles to decorate their cakes with sponge cake, whipped cream and delicious fruits.  They also use chocolate to decorate the cakes. In the Philippines the cake is decorated by soaking it in brandy or rum mixed with sugar syrup and water. The decoration also makes the cake to have a long shelf life. They can be kept and used during the next Easter celebrations and sometimes until the next Christmas.