2007-01-29 09:19:29 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
i make mine about three months in advance - though one year they were made just one month in advance and were just as good
loads of alcohol keeps them well
i have attached a link for a classic recipe:
http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/the-classic-christmas-cake,1293,RC.html
enjoy
2007-02-01 23:43:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think if its for christmas this year you have a long time to wait. Unless its just a normal cake with a christmas theme
2007-01-29 09:26:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can bake it now, once baked, keep wrapped in greaseproof paper and foil in an airtight container. Before wrapping, prick with a skewer and pour brandy. Do this once a month ensuring you wrap the cake well afterwards. Middle of December add marzipan and icing. Wrap up again in greaseproof paper and foil. Christmas day... enjoy a rich mature cake. My birthday is on the 30th of dec. My mother always made me my own cake of the rich christmas variety in this way. I was still enjoying it in the middle of the following year. (I kept it well wrapped) She died 2 years ago, I still have 2 of her christmas puddings to be steamed and enjoyed, stored in a cool and dark cupboard to enjoy this year!
2007-01-29 10:16:31 · answer #3 · answered by aaron5 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
October or November is plenty of time to make your christmas cake. If you are making it any earlier I would advise you to make sure that you have some liquid glucose and also glycerine in the batter to prolong it's shelf life.
Christmas puddings long ago were made in March and left to hang wrapped in their muslin cloths.
2007-01-29 11:03:43 · answer #4 · answered by loulou150653 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i used 2 make them in November,keep them in a biscuit tin,place an apple in with it until apple ripens then change apple.this gives the cake a brandy like taste & ke.eps it moist.
2007-01-29 09:28:52 · answer #5 · answered by happy chappy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if a fruit cake it keeps forever. maybe a day or two no longer than that
2007-02-02 06:15:17 · answer #6 · answered by tennessee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you may be thinking about christmas too early!
2007-01-29 09:24:21 · answer #7 · answered by Shortie545 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dude! You should have started about a week ago! Hurry the F up!
2007-01-29 09:31:30 · answer #8 · answered by lillibellemichele 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I make mine in September,and every week I pour brandy over it.
Keeps it nice and moist.
2007-01-29 20:54:00 · answer #9 · answered by Margaret 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Which Christmas are you eating it?
2007-01-29 09:22:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋