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Am I being mean?, Christmas cake fluff

What'sNext?? View Member Profile	16/11/2012, 12:43 PM Post #1
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Yesterday I baked my Christmas cakes- 2 20cm square cakes. I bake them every year and they are pretty scrumptious. Because of the volume of food these cakes are never eaten at the Christmas festivities but usually by DH & I and all visitors we might have from Christmas time on. Last night DH asked if he could cut one and have a piece. I said no, they are for Christmas, even though we both know that's not really true. I just wrapped them in plastic and they smell soooo good, so am thinking maybe I am just being a Scrooge and he should eat it whenever. What do you think? Eat now or save? A piece would go really well with my cup of tea right now... I might just unwrap one and smell it again

Neko NoNo View Member Profile	16/11/2012, 12:47 PM Post #2
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call it a trial run and eat the lot this weekend. you can make them again next week!

noi'mnot View Member Profile	16/11/2012, 12:48 PM Post #3
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Save it. Don't touch it. They taste millions of times better if they sit until Christmas, without being cut beforehand. Save it! Having said that, I FREAKING LOVE Christmas cake! I'd be having a lot of trouble resisting! (feel free to bring some over to my house for a cup of tea after Christmas! ) This post has been edited by noi'mnot: 16/11/2012, 12:49 PM

blackcat20 View Member Profile	16/11/2012, 12:49 PM Post #4
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Eat one now and save the other for christmas?

PrincessPeach View Member Profile	16/11/2012, 12:49 PM Post #5
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Save them - they taste soo much better in a month or two after the alcohol has soaked through them - then enjoy them.

casime View Member Profile	16/11/2012, 12:50 PM Post #6
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Eat one. Then bake more. Eat those. Then bake more. Eat those. Repeat until you can no longer stand the thought of christmas cake (until next year that is).

HollyOllyOxenfre... HollyOllyOxenfree View Member Profile	16/11/2012, 12:51 PM Post #7
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If you have two anyway, I say cut it. I made two last year because it was my first try of my grandmother's recipe and I had no idea the volume was so huge. DH lasted about three weeks before having a "test" piece, and had small bits up until Christmas. We then used that cake for christmas and still had a whole one left over.

Paddlepop View Member Profile	16/11/2012, 12:56 PM Post #8
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In my family it is very common for a Christmas plum pudding to be "nibbled by a mouse" prior to being wrapped and stored away. By that I mean that there is a tiny slice cut for whoever happens to be around when Mum is putting it away. Mums regards it as making sure it is a good pudding and if it isn't, she then has time to make another one. Have a slice!

ILoveChristmas View Member Profile	16/11/2012, 01:02 PM Post #9
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Yep being mean... he only wanted one piece! I try to make lots of things leading up to Christmas and freeze them. I find the rum balls have a way of slowly disappearing that I have make a new batch or 2 to replace the missing ones.

Flaxen View Member Profile	16/11/2012, 01:09 PM Post #10
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Have one of the cakes now, you have two, so why not enjoy one now?

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