Feeding a Christmas cake

[Helenagrace]

My MIL has made me a Christmas cake. She's teetotal so she's put no alcohol in it at all. It feels hard and heavy.

Do you think I can redeem it by feeding it a lot over the next few days or do I cut my losses and go and buy one?

strong cold sweetened tea might give it a bit of moisture, but as long as it's been in a container, it'll probably be delicious, honest

rich fruit cake is very dense anyway

sorry, black tea...no milk

damemargot tea?!?! I'll have to think about that one as I don't like tea very much. Will it taste if tea? I was thinking myself of liberal doses of brandy!!

Poke lots of holes in it and drown it with brandy. I always store mine with an apple because my Grandad told me that it keeps the cake moist. If it is a bit dry just enjoy it with a slightly creamier cheese.

i thought you wanted to keep the cake teetotal

in that case, warm up some brandy and give the bugger a bath

LOL DameMargot. I bet that you make lovely Christmas cakes!

I have a syringe with a villainous long needle.

(I bought it nice and new and sterile when I was a post grad. We used them all the time for getting reagents out of self sealing bottles.)

Makes less mess of the cake than a skewer.

aw, thanks chocolate

i don't know if it's 'lovely' but it sure is boozy

need to marzipan it tomorrow, with a mask so i'm not overcome by fumes

DH got my non drinking DDad tips on Christmas cake, He soaked the fruit for several days in this

it should be noted that we used 70% alcohol as a cheap no residue disinfectant a lot in the lab.