"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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> baglady wrote:
>
>> Today I have cooked a Christmas cake following Delia Smith's Traditional
>> cake recipe and I fear that it may be a bit dry. I fed it a little with
>> brandy when it had cooled. Will my cake moisten up a little in keeping or
>> will it still be dry come Christmas??? I lined the cake tin with paper
>> inside and out.
>
> How dry is it? My mother has been making dark Christmas cakes for years. I
> remember once trying it when it was freshly made and it was a little on
> the
> dry side, but she always puts brandy on it and lets it sit a month or two
> before use.

......but was it still dry??? I don't know how dry my cake is as I haven't
cut into yet. I wish I could as I want to know now.
Thanks.