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Original poster

To ask what spirit you use in Christmas cake?

70 replies

QuestionableMouse · 07/10/2018 23:49

First year making Christmas cake and I'm not sure which spirit to use. I'm not eating it so have no preference. I'm on a bit of a budget so cheaper is better!

Thank you!

OP posts:
Dontfeellikeamillenial · 07/10/2018 23:52

I always use whisky.

Rum is good to use.

TheFrenchLieutenantsMonkey · 07/10/2018 23:53

Dark rum. Always use it to feed the cake too.

Thesunrising · 07/10/2018 23:53

I use brandy. Seems a bit more luxy & festive than whiskey for some reason.

AGHHHH · 07/10/2018 23:53

The spirit of the father, the son and the holy ghost [santa]

(Sorry).

DrFoxtrot · 07/10/2018 23:54

Brandy

CurlyhairedAssassin · 07/10/2018 23:55

Festive spirit, obviously.

I’m also sorry.

Sirzy · 07/10/2018 23:55

Brandy

happystrummer · 07/10/2018 23:58

I use amaretto

Original poster
QuestionableMouse · 07/10/2018 23:58

Okay brandy seems to be in the lead. Thank you.

OP posts:
DSHathawayGivesMeFannyGallops · 08/10/2018 00:00

We're a brandy family. My aunt makes multiple cakes so her recycling looks like an intervention is required once she's made & fed them all!

MollyHuaCha · 08/10/2018 00:00

It's brandy here too. Wine

crazyhairbear · 08/10/2018 00:03

I use ameretto

IHeartKingThistle · 08/10/2018 00:03

Brandy!

jellycat · 08/10/2018 00:04

Delia says Brandy so that’s what I use.

UpstartCrow · 08/10/2018 00:10

Rum or brandy Smile

DramaAlpaca · 08/10/2018 00:13

I use the cheapest whiskey I can get. It's going in a cake so it doesn't need to be a good one. The cheapest one you can get in Aldi or Lidl will be fine.

Riv · 08/10/2018 00:15

I put cheap brandy in the cake and “feed” it dark rum and brandy alternately.
If I have “caught “ a cake though and it’s a bit burnt but acceptable, I only feed with rum, which seems to sort out any burnt taste.

Justgivemeasoddingname · 08/10/2018 00:16

Amaretto.

LiquoricePickle · 08/10/2018 00:20

Brandy here. I use it in my mincemeat too.

augustusglupe · 08/10/2018 00:25

Always Bajan Rum.

NoParticularPattern · 08/10/2018 00:26

Christmas spirit obvs. Grin

Brandy, sherry, sloe whisky, damson gin. All very good options. I once put orange and lemon peel in brandy and used that. I can’t remember what this year’s will be- it’s a tier of our wedding cake so whatever I fed that with. Sloe brandy I think.

ineedtostopbeingsolazy · 08/10/2018 00:28

I use brandy, I e thought about using something else but don't want to risk ruining the cake if I don't like it or it tastes funny.

Rebecca36 · 08/10/2018 00:33

Brandy. I marinate the fruit in brandy for a while beforehand.
However rum is good so I'm told, and sherry.

WomblesAreCommon · 08/10/2018 00:35

I totally misread this as “in what spirit you use Christmas cake”, and thought you were asking if people used it to be nice or, like, somehow passively aggressively.

April2018mom · 08/10/2018 00:35

Usually I use brandy and fruit.