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Time to ice the cake
kah22
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Each year I bake a Christmas cake for family members.
To date I’ve iced the whole of the cake but this year I’ve had a few requests to only ice the top, but I’m not sure. My thinking is that the icing stops the cake from drying out and by only icing the top the drying out and long term life of the cake will deteriorate Any thoughts?
If I thought it would, and I do, affect the long term quality of the cake then I will ice the whole cake and let them discard it if they wish
To date I’ve iced the whole of the cake but this year I’ve had a few requests to only ice the top, but I’m not sure. My thinking is that the icing stops the cake from drying out and by only icing the top the drying out and long term life of the cake will deteriorate Any thoughts?
If I thought it would, and I do, affect the long term quality of the cake then I will ice the whole cake and let them discard it if they wish
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IME regularly feeding the cake with 37%+ spirit and wrapping well does a brilliant job of stopping the cake from drying out and deteriorating. But the success of this strategy is also contingent on finding a very good hiding place for the cake.Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!
"No man is worth, crawling on the earth"- adapted from Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
Hope is not a strategy
...A child is for life, not just 18 years....Don't get me started on the NHS, because you won't win...I love chaz-ing!0 -
Mine has had plenty of brandy over this past few weeks and I don’t have to hide for everyone knows what they are getting - and it is well appreciated0
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Seriously, I think icing a good Christmas cake is rather like gilding a lily, and mine keeps for ages well wrapped.
The hiding bit is necessary otherwise it gets scoffed in a trice.Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!
"No man is worth, crawling on the earth"- adapted from Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
Hope is not a strategy...A child is for life, not just 18 years....Don't get me started on the NHS, because you won't win...I love chaz-ing!0 -
I am another voice in favour of a well-fed as opposed to well-iced cake!
When I have been gifted a cake then it rarely lasts long enough to dry out!...also I like a little bit of boozy cake with cheese....or with a big mug of tea...both of which go better with just top icing (if that!)
If stored in an air-tight tin the cake should last a good few months without ANY icing....so I would go 'top only' if that has been requested.0 -
Nooooo! Wasting the side cover of marzipan........Make £2026 in 2026
Prolific £177.46, TCB £10.90, Everup £27.79, Roadkill £1.17
Total £217.32 10.7%Make £2025 in 2025 Total £2241.23/£2025 110.7%
Prolific £1062.50, Octopoints £6.64, TCB £492.05, Tesco Clubcard challenges £89.90, Misc Sales £321, Airtime £70, Shopmium £53.06, Everup £106.08, Zopa CB £30, Misc survey £10
Make £2024 in 2024 Total £1410/£2024 70%Make £2023 in 2023 Total: £2606.33/£2023 128.8%0 -
For the past 20 years I have only iced the top of the cake; fewer calories!!!
When you are ready to ice the cake, put a firm band of grease-proof paper around the side. The marzipan and icing will hold it in place and it keeps the moisture in until it is cut. (At that point it acts just the same as cutting into a fully iced cake, as the actual cake is then exposed). Store in an air-tight tin or plastic cake-container. I then put a large ribbon around the cake which adds to the decoration and of course the grease-proof paper stops the ribbon from getting stained (so can be reused)0 -
OMG I am really craving Christmas Cake now, which I normally save until after Christmas Day.
Unfortunately I cannot forget where I hid it, so its officially on the risk register
Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!
"No man is worth, crawling on the earth"- adapted from Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
Hope is not a strategy...A child is for life, not just 18 years....Don't get me started on the NHS, because you won't win...I love chaz-ing!0 -
Thanks for the detailed repky0
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I only ice the top of my cake but put a cake frill round the sides.0
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