Here are the best and worst supermarket Christmas cakes - from Waitrose to Asda

There is still time to make your own Christmas cake, but many of us would rather add one to our supermarket shops and save on the time it takes to bake one.

With this in mind, here is our review of some of the tastiest supermarket Christmas cakes currently on sale for 2020 celebrations.

Lidl Deluxe Christmas Cake - £6.99

While the Christmas cake from Lidl features all the classic Christmas flavours you’d expect - fruit, nuts, cognac and so on - the major downfall of the festive delight is the more than generous layer of marzipan that causes all other flavours to fall by the wayside.

Between the icing, the marzipan and the cake itself, this offering from Lidl verges on the sickly side - with a little going a long, long way. 2/5 Buy here

Morrisons The Best Poinsettia Cake - £9

The first thing you notice with the Christmas cake from Morrisons is the strong hit of alcohol, which can be a good or a bad thing depending on personal preferences.

The marzipan does a good job of not being too overwhelming, with the icing offering a soft, pillowy texture.

The cake itself boasts good cake to fruit and nut ratio, however it’s a bit on the dense side, even for a Christmas cake. 3/5 Buy here

Tesco Finest hand decorated rich fruit cake - £10