Christmas cake

rachel90

I have a week off in July and I want to make a start on all my Christmas bits if I can, one thing I would like to do is make Christmas cakes.
I was wondering if anyone has any recipes for Christmas cakes, full of alcohol that are meant to be left for almost 6 months?

TIA x

moments_of_sanity

rachel90 wrote: »

I have a week off in July and I want to make a start on all my Christmas bits if I can, one thing I would like to do is make Christmas cakes.
I was wondering if anyone has any recipes for Christmas cakes, full of alcohol that are meant to be left for almost 6 months?

TIA x

On the Old style Christmas prep for Christmas 2013, post 141 has a lovely recipe, I will toddle off and see if I can find you the link. I am thinking of making it this weekend

moments_of_sanity

Hope this link works, it the first one on the page.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4605757

rachel90

Thanks, that's brilliant. Will it last ok until December do you know?

Own_My_Own

rachel90 wrote: »

Thanks, that's brilliant. Will it last ok until December do you know?

Yes. Whack some booze in it.

Back in the day a tier of the wedding cake was saved for the couples first child's christening. So I think 6 months will be fine.

( and no the bride wasn't pregnant):rotfl:

scaredy_cat

delia's recipe is a good one - http://www.deliaonline.com/how-to-cook/baking/how-to-make-a-christmas-cake.html

feed it once a week, it'll be lovely!! i fed my cake with 1 spoon full of brandy/whiskey each week.

rachel90

Own_My_Own wrote: »

Yes. Whack some booze in it.

Back in the day a tier of the wedding cake was saved for the couples first child's christening. So I think 6 months will be fine.

( and no the bride wasn't pregnant):rotfl:

Yeah that's true! Didn't think about it like that! Thank you

LalaGomay

If you can find the recipe anywhere, Lorraine Pascale's boozy Christmas cake is DELICIOUS. We made it last year. It was so moist and yummy.