I made my christmas cake two weeks ago and i've been feeding it with brandy, does anyone know if it is ok to use , say, pure orange juice or another fruit juice instead. Dont want it to be overpowered with alcohol but dont want it to be too dry either.
Thanks for your help.
Fruit juice can ferment in a cake if you used it for feeding it, its ok to use fruit juice for soaking fruit before cooking and inplace of alcohol in the recipe but an alcohol free cake would be just left to mature and not fed. How often are you feeding as it should only be every couple of weeks and about a tablespoon each time.
Ah...alcoholic cake. You enabler you.
Plying it with various liquours and spoon-feeding it no less.
Sorry.
I'm in a strange mood tonight. 
Fruit juice can ferment in a cake if you used it for feeding it, its ok to use fruit juice for soaking fruit before cooking and inplace of alcohol in the recipe but an alcohol free cake would be just left to mature and not fed. How often are you feeding as it should only be every couple of weeks and about a tablespoon each time.
I have fed it twice upto now and just one little spoonful each time. Was just worried it might be bit dry, but didnt want to put too much alcohol in it.
Its very rare to get a dry fruit cake as they mature they usually stay moist. Don't know what recipe you used I use Mary Berry and have done for the last 5 years never had a dry cake
ive always used straight brandy for my christmas cakes, ive been using the same recipe and feeding them once a week with a tablespoon of brandy (or a teaspoon on smaller ones) since i started doing xmas cakes, Never had a dry one yet ! if you soaked your fruit before hand, it should be plenty moist and juicey come christmas 
Its very rare to get a dry fruit cake as they mature they usually stay moist. Don't know what recipe you used I use Mary Berry and have done for the last 5 years never had a dry cake
I used a Lindy Smith recipe. Thankyou for your help and advice, il give it bit more brandy in few weeks then. 
ive always used straight brandy for my christmas cakes, ive been using the same recipe and feeding them once a week with a tablespoon of brandy (or a teaspoon on smaller ones) since i started doing xmas cakes, Never had a dry one yet ! if you soaked your fruit before hand, it should be plenty moist and juicey come christmas
I did soak the fruit over night in brandy so fingers crossed it will stay moist.
Thank you for your help. 
ive always used straight brandy for my christmas cakes, ive been using the same recipe and feeding them once a week with a tablespoon of brandy (or a teaspoon on smaller ones) since i started doing xmas cakes, Never had a dry one yet ! if you soaked your fruit before hand, it should be plenty moist and juicey come christmas
Its really very helpful for me, thanks a lot for your advice!
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