It's not a good idea .......

to bake a fruit cake late on a Sunday evening so that you don't take it out of the oven until almost 1am.
Those that know me well will think nothing of my being up at this time of day instead of tucked up in bed fast asleep but for once my bed is calling and has been for the last hour or so now shame I can't answer it's call until the cake has cooled down enough for me to take it out of the tin. The purpose of said cake is the same as it was a couple of weeks ago a Cheshire Show committe meeting and while this one has turned out better I doubt very much that's it's going to be up to WI show standards, still it keeps my famliy happy as they all get a chunk of it to munch on afterwards (I'm not a big cake eater and would never get through it on my own, heck the one I won yesterday is half the size and Mum's already had a chunk of it)