alcohol free xmas cake?

Butterfly_Brain

Orange juice or apple juice is good for a non alcoholic cake just soak the fruit as you would do with alcohol and feed with a little juice as well.
I add a few prunes to my christmas cakes and this helps to keep them lovely and moist

jenster

sooty&sweep wrote: »

Hi

My mum makes a rich fruit cake which she never feeds and its still great.
As she points out if you have a slice of boozy christmas cake plus an alcholic drink they could easily be over the limit without realising it. People don't expect to get sozzled on cake !

Jen

i knew of someone that happened too -- they had boosy xmas cake and got stopped when driving they wernt over the limit but was close too -- and thats all they had -- so pls be careful

Mummy_Jo

I make cakes as a hobby and I have made a few fruit cakes as wedding/anniversary cakes over the years. I did attend classes on sugarcraft and one of the things they did teach us was how to store a cake.

Double wrap it in greaseproof paper so that the air can not get in. As DianneB says don't wrap just in tin foil. Be careful about storing it as they can sweat in tupperware containers. I keep mine in boxes. Don't keep them in the fridge!

Good Luck with it all and I hope everyone enjoys their cakes!

mambury

fab fab fab!! You lot are brilliant!

Next question, if I make them this week with no booze, do you think icing them this week will keep them for xmas???

Ta
Mambury

Mummy_Jo

No problem!

Cover them with marzipan and leave it for at least 24 hours to dry out a little - don't worry if you leave it a little longer. Then cover with icing - royal or sugarpaste it is up to you but once it is sealed it should be fine.

Hope it turns out well!

Jo

Dustykitten

About to make a christmas cake for the first time - do I have to soak the fruit? I've got Brandy but I'm not keen on Brandy. Tea sounds good? Does fruit juice make the cake taste orangey (yuck) or appley?

SallyForth_2

Dustykitten wrote: »

About to make a christmas cake for the first time - do I have to soak the fruit? I've got Brandy but I'm not keen on Brady. Tea sounds good? Does fruit juice make the cake taste orangey (yuck) or appley?

If you are soaking the dried fruit in the juice, the orangey, or appley flavour won't be very distinct. However, another poster mentioned prune juice, now that has got me thinking, that would work quite well as it is more similar in flavour to the other fruit ingredients, and I think would blend in quite nicely.

mambury

I used a mixture of tea, lemon and orange (freshly squeezed!) and citrus peel to soak the fruit and it smelt yum, yum!!