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Christmas Puddings & Cakes

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Scout19075 · 27/12/2012 22:48

This year, as I've done the last few years, I've made the mincemeat for mince pies, the Christmas puddings and the Christmas cake. For the first time I also made some cherry brandy for a gift, which I started at the end of September and strained and bottled on the 23rd of December. Rather than waste the cherries my MiL used some of them in a trifle and one of my SsiL decided to eat one or two just because she liked them.

So, my questions are these:

  1. Do you think I can use homemade cherry brandy in my Christmas puddings instead of ordinary brandy?


  1. Do you think I can use the cherries from homemade cherry brandy in a Christmas cake instead of glace cherries?


  1. And finally, if I don't use the cherries in a Christmas cake do you think soaking the fruit in cherry brandy (instead of ordinary brandy) would be okay? How about feeding the cake with the cherry brandy instead of ordinary brandy?


Thinking ahead, obviously, because making the cherry brandy took a few months and I start my mincemeat/puddings/cake in September & October (since we're away for most of November).
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Imnotaslimjim · 27/12/2012 22:51

You could definitely do all of that, and it sounds yummy! The cherries would be fine soaked in brandy. Though I do think doing that, then feeding the cake with cherry brandy might be a bit strong

Scout19075 · 27/12/2012 23:02

Thanks Imnotaslimjim. I was thinking if I put the cherries in cake I wouldn't feed it with the cherry brandy but just ordinary brandy. Do you think the soaked dried fruit in cherry brandy with the cherries from the cherry brandy in a cake would be too much? Soaking the fruit doesn't require much brandy....

Sorry to ask such silly questions but I don't like mincemeat, Christmas pudding and/or Christmas cake but love making them and my in-laws, who receive most of the makings, love it all and love my homemade offerings.

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Imnotaslimjim · 28/12/2012 11:51

I don't think it will be too much at all, soak the fruit in the cherry brandy, then just feed the cake with standard brandy, sounds like it will be lush!

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