Looking for Dundee Cake recipe, where the cake must be frequently fed with whisky

[whitelady]

I see. But is it that they don´t last because you can´t resist eating them , or because they would go bad?

I´m really curious about feeding one with whisky over a certain amount of time, like 4 weeks or so. Hope you don´t think I´m crazy

Or - another question - what are the cakes called you yourself bake and feed with alcohol for 4 or 6 weeks, if you like to tell me? I would like to look up a recipe of one and find out if it differs greatly from the Dundee cake recipes I have looked up, what the ingredients are concerned.

[whitelady]

Argh, sorry, I´ve seen you already named them - simply Christmas cake, right...

[Polwarth]

Yes!
Do a search for Traditional British Christmas cakes - I'm sure millions of recipes will come up!

[whitelady]

Have already found a very good sounding one! Along with your information, that you can let them rest for 4 to 6 weeks, feeding it frequently, I think I´ve everything I need to bake a very good cake for Christmas this year!

Again - thank you so much for your help!

[Babz]

My Christmas Cake is often made in July and its fed MALT Whisky probably monthly till I marzipan it.

I forgot about one a few years ago and it did taste lovely a year later so moist and potent

I tend to make all the xmas cakes for all the family so do start early !!

As for a Dundee cake I find that they are a lot drier than a Christmas Cake...even without its whisky added

When making a cake for family with small children I will use a low alcohol content red wine, they seem to enjoy it !

[whitelady]

Hi there, Babz - thank you also for giving me these insights! Wow - you bake it in July already!!! I´ve read that these kind of cakes do get better the longer they mature, but never would have guessed that you can keep them for so long!

Again, I´m very happy that I can ask you people here, because over in Germany - at least the guys in the cooking forum I frequently visit seem to never have heard of feeding a cake with whisky and keeping it for so long!

So the alcohol does preserve it, I presume! Do you wrap it in tinfoil or greased paper? I would tend to use tinfoil in addition to an airtight container.

[Babz]

Originally Posted by whitelady

Hi there, Babz - thank you also for giving me these insights! Wow - you bake it in July already!!! I´ve read that these kind of cakes do get better the longer they mature, but never would have guessed that you can keep them for so long!

Again, I´m very happy that I can ask you people here, because over in Germany - at least the guys in the cooking forum I frequently visit seem to never have heard of feeding a cake with whisky and keeping it for so long!

So the alcohol does preserve it, I presume! Do you wrap it in tinfoil or greased paper? I would tend to use tinfoil in addition to an airtight container.

Usually I wrap it in greaseproof paper and then clingfilm, it does depend on how much alcohol I put in it.

If not adding a lot I will use the greaseproof and then put in a container.

Everyone has their own way of wrapping cakes for keeping so whatever works best for you use it !