Hi,

I've decided to make a christmas cake for my son's day care since this is his last year there and decorate it. The party is in 2 week's time.

Since there will be many kids there (NUT FREE DAY CARE) and I am the few people who are allergic to alcahol (yes, you'll never find me drunk.LOL), I am looking for a christmas cake recipe which is obviously which contains ONLY FRUIS and NO-ALCAHOL and also easy (since i hav never made on before!

I have read that some recipes uses fruit jiuces instead of alcahol, will this keep for 3 weeks?

Also, if there are any ingredients in any christmas which i don't like ie dried fruits, can i substitute these with other dried fruits?

IS it ok i omit any spices ie cinnamon (I can't stand cinnamon) or other spices?

also, i have read about using newspaper to wrap the baking pan (have tried this on other cakes) and often have to take it out during baking becuase of the toxic smell. perhaps newspaper is NOT the right thing to use (don't know why some recipes suggest that!). what to use instead and how do you use it? do you wet it first then tie onto outside of cake pan?

Sorry about the many questions. It' s going to be fun I hope making and decorating my first christmas cake

sorry, another question. Where do you use writing pen on fondant? when it's almost still moist, almost dry or completely dry? I tried using it and it didn't really work (ink didn't go into the fondant much), think there were too much fondant glue on the surface.

better stop here before i think of more questions............please share your recipe with me if you have any. thanks!!!!!!!!!!

Just use a traditional christmas cake recipe. Swap the alcohol for orange juice and miss the nuts out. Yes you can use whatever died fruits you want. Again swap the spices around to whatever you like.

As long as your oven temp is pretty accurate don't bother wrapping the tin in newspaper or brown paper. I just line mine with a double layer of greasproof and it's fine. If you think it's getting a bit too brown towards the end of cooking just put a square of greaseproof on top of it.

It will keep fine for 3 weeks. Wrap in a double layer of greasproof and then in a layer of foil and store somewhere dry and dark.

For writing on fondant with a pen, I always allow it to dry for a day or 2

Here'e my recipe
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-2255-6-English-Fruit-Cake-spice-cake.html

Hi Miss baritone,

Thanks you so much for being so helpful and taking time to answer my questions.

It' s good to know that I can omit the nuts and substitute them.

I look for ward to using your recipe.

thanks again!!!!!!!!!!!!!