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Keeping Christmas cake

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Katyj Sun 10-Nov-19 07:40:53

Hi,goodness knows why but my mum has just told me she has two Christmas cakes stored away, their two years old.They've been kept in an airtight tin, in a bedroom.She's insisting they'll be fine, but I'm not so sure, and I wouldn't eat them anyway, and don't really want her to either.

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grannylyn65 Sun 10-Nov-19 08:06:16

They will be excellent

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Auntieflo Sun 10-Nov-19 08:16:12

Bit like wedding cakes really.

If they have been marzipanned and iced, I think they will be OK.
But unwrap them, have a look, a sniff, and if all seems well, enjoy with a good cup of tea.

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Greenfinch Sun 10-Nov-19 08:22:13

Unless there is obvious mold/mould I would not worry. They will be fine.

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Calendargirl Sun 10-Nov-19 08:24:27

My Dundee cake only keeps for about a week.

Not mouldy or anything, just eaten.!

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Calendargirl Sun 10-Nov-19 08:25:44

Seriously, if they are good fruit cakes and not mouldy, should be fine.

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Greenfinch Sun 10-Nov-19 08:26:29

grin

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Katyj Sun 10-Nov-19 11:59:13

Thank you everyone, she will be thrilled, I suspect she would have eaten them anyway, no matter what I thought ?.They do have alcohol in them, but I was more worried about the egg in them going off .

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SueDonim Sun 10-Nov-19 14:02:36

Hope your mum enjoys them! I've kept cakes for years and they've been fine. Ditto Xmas puds. All the sugar and alcohol preserves them, I think!

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