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tearinghair | 17:09 Tue 19th Oct 2010 | Recipes
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I'd normally be making my Christmas cake about now, but this year I want to do something different (still have some rich fruit cake left from sapphire wedding anniversary!). I've found a recipe in a Good Housekeeping book for 'White Christmas cake' under the heading of Celebration Cakes which states 'these cakes should be made well in advance'. But as far as I can see it's a creaming method, with dried apricots, peaches etc soaked in brandy first. Am I right in thinking this won't keep very long? or does the addition of the brandy-soaked fruit make a difference?
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Many thanks, but I'm no good at the artistic stuff. It's the mixing method that was worrying me.
I am trying to find out the same thing. I have emailed GH so if they reply I will pass it on. The cake is fantastic by quite expensive so I have never risked making it too far in advance in case it spoiled. By the way I can never find dried peaches but have often added organic glace cherries (halved) which work very well. I am salivating just typing this! Let's hope we get an answer.
I have been trying to find out too! I have emailed GH so if they reply I will pass it on. It is a fantastic cake but quite expensive so I have never risked making it too far in advance in case it spoiled. By the way I can never find dried peaches but often add organic glace cherries (halved) which work very well (they are not too garishly bright red and are really unctious). I am salivating just typing this! Let's hope we get an answer.

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