Will 1 year old Christmas cake make me ill? 😂

[Anawi]

I just found a Christmas cake I made last year and apparently totally forgot about 🙈😂 it was wrapped in greaseproof paper then in foil, stored in a tightly sealed tin. It looks fine, smells nice, no sign of mould or anything. I definitely added some alcohol to it at the time but not loads and the I think I was unwell the weekend before Christmas, didn't get round to icing it and totally forgot it existed until I went hunting for my Christmas tins today!

So.... Will my Christmas cake still be edible or will I give myself horrific food poisoning if I eat it? 🙈😂

No it'll be fine! People used to keep the top tier of their wedding cake for their first baby's christening- they last ages!

I have no idea but apparently when one of my mums uncles was doing his National Service and was based in North Africa he was sent a Christmas cake in a tin. Obviously it took a very long time to get to him.
He apparently wrote "Thanks for the cake. We had to peel the layer of mould off but it was very nice".
😂😂😂

Very unlikely. I always make two, one for Christmas and one (uniced) to eat throughout the year. Sometimes we're still eating the second one a year later.

Thanks. Yes I've heard of people doing that. I was just worried itight not have lasted too well since I didn't feed it much alcohol, only aktrle bit right after cooking.

Ha that's fantastic! I bet it felt worth the risk of a bit of mould. 😂

That's a good idea.