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Here is the recipe, I have made this cake and cooked it at a low temperature And the cake is quite dry . I test the cake while it is cooking with a skewer and remove the cake from the oven as soon as the skewer comes out clean
How do I make the cake moist just pass the pudding stage ?

toyboy3 - 2019-09-16 12:01:00

We always pour brandy on a cake once it is cooled

korban - 2019-09-16 13:49:00

Use a skewer and make holes right down to the bottom of the cake all over the top of the cake. Pour rum or brandy or any alcohol you have over the top. Let soak in. Wrap up well. Do this a few times over the next few days.

kiwitrish - 2019-09-16 14:09:00

kiwitrish wrote:

Use a skewer and make holes right down to the bottom of the cake all over the top of the cake. Pour rum or brandy or any alcohol you have over the top. Let soak in. Wrap up well. Do this a few times over the next few days.

when a cake is removed from the oven here the knife is in it before it cools so not much chance of adding extras , the cakes never get icing

toyboy3 - 2019-09-16 14:37:00

toyboy3 wrote:

https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/
1148528338.jpg
Here is the recipe, I have made this cake and cooked it at a low temperature And the cake is quite dry . I test the cake while it is cooking with a skewer and remove the cake from the oven as soon as the skewer comes out clean
How do I make the cake moist just pass the pudding stage ?

Try wrapping the cake in a clean damp cloth/teatowel for a couple of days. My Mum and Gran always did this as do I, works well.

nauru - 2019-09-16 20:06:00

I have made cakes fruit cakes before that have turned out dry. You can wrap it up and let it sit for a few months and home it comes ok. I have even put in a 1/4 cup of alcohol each month to help it along. Or you can make rum balls out of it from Christmas and start again. I made this recipe yesterday. I have not cut into it but it looks moist. https://www.bestrecipes.com.au/recipes/condensed-milk-fruit-
cake-recipe/1u3uonvu

marcs - 2019-09-16 20:34:00

marcs wrote:

I have made cakes fruit cakes before that have turned out dry. You can wrap it up and let it sit for a few months and home it comes ok. I have even put in a 1/4 cup of alcohol each month to help it along. Or you can make rum balls out of it from Christmas and start again. I made this recipe yesterday. I have not cut into it but it looks moist. https://www.bestrecipes.com.au/recipes/condensed-milk-fruit-
cake-recipe/1u3uonvu

My mother always used to make this recipe, and none of us in the family will bother trying any other one! It turns out beautifully moist and tastes lovely! Thoroughly recommend trying it

Edited to add: The only way Mum;s differed was we didnt include cloves, and she always insisted that using 1 tsp each of vanilla, lemon essence and almond essence was what made it so good!

Edited by baalamb at 10:25 pm, Tue 17 Sep

baalamb - 2019-09-17 22:22:00

baalamb wrote:

My mother always used to make this recipe, and none of us in the family will bother trying any other one! It turns out beautifully moist and tastes lovely! Thoroughly recommend trying it

Edited to add: The only way Mum;s differed was we didnt include cloves, and she always insisted that using 1 tsp each of vanilla, lemon essence and almond essence was what made it so good!

The cake is nice and very moist. I added a teaspoon of mixed spice and made it with drambuie as no one drinks it. It is a beautiful cake. I feel it is missing something (nuts I think) but I did add chunks of glace ginger, apricots and cranberries which is nice.

marcs - 2019-09-17 22:57:00