Help! My christmas cake is too dry!

nku | 10:13 Sat 18th Oct 2008 | Food & Drink

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I've made cake to a recipe, but it seems too dry. Is there anything I can do to make it moist? Thanks

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nku
Yes you need to prick it all over and put brandy or sherry over it to sink in.
Make sure you wrap it well in greaseproof paper and then into a tin or foil.
Do this two or three times before Xmas. xx

Ethel

Brandy - and turn the cake each time you do it.

Do it once a week

pastafreak

I agree with the above ^^^^..and the more you put in,the better.

nku

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Thanks very much. Does it need to be warm when doing this?

cab

Yes warm is good x

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nku

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sodemall10 - does it go in whole or cut up? What does this do? Thanks

nku

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Just an update on the xmas cake. Thanks very much for answers. I've had rave reviews for the cake & it was commented by several people how moist it was! So thanks again to those who helped!

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