Christmas cake storage

Don't bother freezing (although I think Janeh said freezing for a short while can speed up maturing?), it will keep for ages.

I wrap mine twice in paper (never put foil directly onto cake, it can't breathe), then in foil. I then stick them in carrier bags and put them in the cupboard under the stairs. ? My cakes are too tall for any tins I have and they've always been fine.

Aslong as your pokey thing came out clean, its cooked in the middle..

I have never frozen ours, just wrapped it in double layer greaseproof paper and then on the lid of a plastic storage box with the box bit over the top and sealed. I then treat it like my hamster whenI was a child. Get it out once a week and feed it.

I get cake fear every time I make a cake for anything other than to be just eaten by us.

H overfed our cakes last year and although they tasted fine (I believe, I hate the damn things!) but were very wet. ?

I used quite a lot of alcohol on our already so I might leave it for a little while before feeding again or all our Christmas visitors will have to stay over ?

I've already wrapped it in paper, then foil but will put it in some bags and at the back of a cupboard. I'm so excited, it smells like Christmas and everything ?

Mine is double wrapped in baking parchment, then foil, then in a sealed cake tin I bought specially for it. It lives on top of the spare room wardrobe.

How do you feed yours? I've been sprinkling 2 tablespoons of brandy over the top once a week.

Sorry if these have been posted before but i borrowed my mum's this year as i had 3 christmas cakes to bake and was so paranoid they wouldn't be done in the middle and it was fab, in fact i was so impressed my mum now has to purchase another one as i have now claimed this one?

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My mum always made her Xmas cakes at Easter, so they had enough time to be fed. She's a bit odd though I think

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Can I ask a related (probably dim-witted) question please?

My mum always used to wrap the tin in paper before baking...what do I use to tie it with? Is there a special type of string?

Thanks!

We tied the cardboard on with one of H's shoe laces this year. ? Any kind of string will do though.

Mines in a cake tin, I've put some kitchen paper in the bottom and over the top of it but I havent; wrapped it anything like baking paper or foil. I baked it two weeks ago and I've alreayd poured over half a bottle of bandy on it (thats a small bottle of brandy btw not a litre bottle!). I expect I'll marzipan it in the next week or so then ice it towards to end of November (I've baked it for work and I need to give it to them on 27th Nov).

Uncoated cotton string is best. I have heard of a friend using plastic coated string and having a rather rubbery melted mess to clean off the bottom of the oven afterwards! ?

Thank you! x