On 11/10/2016 2:56 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> I made mine today. I went out yesterday and got the raisins, glazed red
> and green cherries, pineapple, eggs, butter, flour..... I got up this
> morning and set the two pounds of butter out to soften up and mid
> morning I got started. Things seemed to work smoothly.
>
> After I put the first batch into the oven and started preparing the
> second batch I realized that I had forgotten to add the vanilla in the
> first batch. Perhaps it will not be a big a problem. I always douse the
> cakes with a lot of brandy. I am thinking that I can add some vanilla to
> the brandy that I use on the first batch of four cakes. It will be
> wrapped up and put into the freezer for a month and a half.

There's absolutely no need to freeze the cakes. I have always stored
mine in a cool cupboard in the basement. All that sugar and brandy will
prevent mould.