Christmas Cake Cooking Time

[buzybee]

i made a christmas cake today all went well but receipe said to leave in in for 3 1/2 hrs then check. then depending on whether its cooked or not a further 1 hr more. mines been in for 5 hrs now and still the metal skewer i put down into the middle of the cake to check if its done come out with moist cake mix on it. NOT GOOD!
i made one last year it came out fine BUT last year i didnt have a fan oven!

any tips? :)

[yummymum]

i dunno but i thought fan ovens were quicker not slower?

[buzybee]

Thats wat i thought but its taking ages.....my other half is going on about the electricity bill....bloomin scrooge!!!!

[funnygirl]

You don't want it drying out in the oven as it will dry out anyway!!!

[missprim]

I made a Christmas cake once and it ended up being in the oven all night as I got fed up waiting for it to cook so I put it on a low light and went to bed.It turned out ok though, Mr Prim said it was the nicest he'd tasted.

[yummymum]

if there is fruit in it i think that plays a part in the cooking time...is it done yet lol?