A Christmas isn’t really Christmas without a Tunis Cake. Despite the classic red box from McVities no longer illuminating the festive shelves, major supermarkets have assumed the mantle and taken to producing Tunis Cakes. Which is good news for everyone. This year Tesco, Sainsburys, Morrisons, M&S and Waitrose are all doing their own version.   [...]

This is my ideal Tunis Cake recipe, it has a softer, richer chocolate topping than most supermarket versions and as a tribute to my seventies memories of the original the icing is a symphony of orange and brown. Ingredients Cake 250g butter 450g sugar 250g flour 75g corn flour 2 tsp baking powder 250ml milk [...]