How to Feed a Christmas Cake

Once you’ve made your Christmas cake or Christmas pudding, in the weeks leading up to Christmas, feed your cake alcohol to keep it moist and add richness and flavour.
 

Place your cakes on a plate or in a cake tin, something you can cover to prevent dust settling on them, then using a skewer, put some holes in the cake by pushing the skewer through the surface all the way to the bottom at various intervals. These holes will act as tunnels to allow the alcohol you drizzle over the cake, to penetrate.

You can use any alcohol you like although in my experience brandy or a spirit works best. Just drizzle about a tablespoon over the top of the cake. You can measure it out or judge the amount. It will soak into the holes but also into the top of the cake itself.
 

After you’ve drizzled, cover the cake with cling film or a lid if it’s in a tin and either store in the fridge or a cool dark place like a pantry. Repeat this exercise weekly leading up to Christmas day.