How long will an iced, uncut, real fruit Christmas cake keep at about 16C/60F ?

Answer 1

Your cake should be good for up to a year -- beyond that, the icing may start to discolour as the almond oil in the marzipan layer underneath begins to seep through.


Presumably, the cake is on some kind of base (foiled cardboard, for instance)? If not, you should protect the base from losing moisture: use greaseproof paper with an outer layer of foil. The top and sides of the cake are already well protected by the icing and marzipan.
If it's a shop-bought cake in an ordinary cardboard box, remove it from that and put it into a cake tin or airtight plastic box -- it'll keep far better.

Answer 2

Years.

Answer 3

Ah, fruitcake. i could no longer stand it as a baby, yet as i've got grown up, it rather is grown on me. i'm overjoyed to get a reliable fruit cake, and it lasts under each and every week. For fruitcake-appropriate literature: there's a Truman Capote tale, "A Christmas reminiscence," i think of, wherein he tells approximately making fruit muffins for friends, distant family members, and previous presidents of the USA with an elderly aunt. the two hoard their money all 3 hundred and sixty 5 days to pay for the ingredients, maximum severely a huge jug of moonshine, a cup of this is intently poured onto each and each cake. i've got faith the final became area of the attraction of the classic fruitcake as quickly as upon a time.

Answer 4

If it is kept covered so flies can't get to it it could keep for years.

They used to (still do maybe?) keep the top layer of a wedding cake (much the same as a Christmas cake but usually less booze!) for the first baby.

My mum used to always keep a Christmas cake for Easter!

Answer 5

A long time, in a tin or plastic box for years

Answer 6

Ages...probably all year. They are supposed to taste better if you leave them to 'mature' anyway! It will still keep for ages even once you have cut into it.

Answer 7

Indefinitely! Eventually, you'll be able to use it as a door stop!