[What'sNext??]

Yesterday I baked my Christmas cakes- 2 20cm square cakes. I bake them every year and they are pretty scrumptious. Because of the volume of food these cakes are never eaten at the Christmas festivities but usually by DH & I and all visitors we might have from Christmas time on.

Last night DH asked if he could cut one and have a piece. I said no, they are for Christmas, even though we both know that's not really true. I just wrapped them in plastic and they smell soooo good, so am thinking maybe I am just being a Scrooge and he should eat it whenever.

What do you think? Eat now or save?

A piece would go really well with my cup of tea right now... I might just unwrap one and smell it again

[Neko NoNo]

call it a trial run and eat the lot this weekend. you can make them again next week!

[noi'mnot]

Save it. Don't touch it. They taste millions of times better if they sit until Christmas, without being cut beforehand. Save it!

Having said that, I FREAKING LOVE Christmas cake! I'd be having a lot of trouble resisting!

(feel free to bring some over to my house for a cup of tea after Christmas! )

This post has been edited by noi'mnot: 16/11/2012, 12:49 PM

[blackcat20]

Eat one now and save the other for christmas?

[PrincessPeach]

Save them - they taste soo much better in a month or two after the alcohol has soaked through them - then enjoy them.

[casime]

Eat one. Then bake more. Eat those. Then bake more. Eat those. Repeat until you can no longer stand the thought of christmas cake (until next year that is).

[HollyOllyOxenfre...]

If you have two anyway, I say cut it.

I made two last year because it was my first try of my grandmother's recipe and I had no idea the volume was so huge. DH lasted about three weeks before having a "test" piece, and had small bits up until Christmas. We then used that cake for christmas and still had a whole one left over.

[Paddlepop]

In my family it is very common for a Christmas plum pudding to be "nibbled by a mouse" prior to being wrapped and stored away. By that I mean that there is a tiny slice cut for whoever happens to be around when Mum is putting it away. Mums regards it as making sure it is a good pudding and if it isn't, she then has time to make another one.

Have a slice!

[I*Love*Christmas]

Yep being mean... he only wanted one piece!

I try to make lots of things leading up to Christmas and freeze them. I find the rum balls have a way of slowly disappearing that I have make a new batch or 2 to replace the missing ones.

[Flaxen]

Have one of the cakes now, you have two, so why not enjoy one now?