OK. This is only for fruitcake lovers, but feel free to throw all the rotten tomatoes that you want
I personally intensely dislike them, so it's not for me. I want to buy one for a very dear friend who loves them.
Anyone have a personal favorite? If so, it would be greatly appreciated if you would be so kind as to advise me as to where you purchase them--hopefully online.
Thanks all you brilliant GSers!
Never been a big fan myself but here's one that's been around since Pluto was a pup.
We sold these as a fund raiser when I was in high school.
(if you do not like citrons and candied fruit you can use instead 4 1/2 c of chopped dried fruit and 1 c of raisins... I prefer this one as I am not a big fan of the candied fruits)
Preheat oven to 275 mix oil sugar and eggs together Beating for 2 minutes. Mix dry ingredients together thoroughly. mix 1 cup of the flour mixture with the dried fruits and nuts, mix the rest of the flour with the egg oil and fruit juice
Then combine this with the dried fruit and nut mixture.
Line 2 greased Loaf Pans 8.5x4.5x2.5 with brown paper or parchment.
pour batter into the pans
put a pan of water on the lower oven rack and bake for the cakes fro 2.5 -3 hours after baking allow the cakes to cool for 15 minutes then remove from the pans. Do not remove paper until the cakes are thoroughly cooled.
Store by wrapping tightly in aluminum fool and storing in a jar in a cool dark place.
For the Booze part I think you add it to the cake in teh jar but We never did the booze with it
Thanks waysider for the link. The cake looks moist and good, for a fruitcake, that is :-)
Leafytwiglet, thank you for going to all of the trouble to type out the recipe! Wow! I'm just not much of a cake baker, though. Maybe someone would like to move this to the recipe section of the forum for others who would like to bake it. It looks like a great recipe!
Waterbuffalo, the one thing most fruitcake connoisseurs love about fruitcake is that it is liberally drenched and soaked in liqueurs. Â Make sure you pick one that is!!!
Waterbuffalo, the one thing most fruitcake connoisseurs love about fruitcake is that it is liberally drenched and soaked in liqueurs. Â Make sure you pick one that is!!!
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Never been a big fan myself but here's one that's been around since Pluto was a pup.
We sold these as a fund raiser when I was in high school.
http://www.yahoocake.com/cgi-bin/yahoo/MANR-TMRing.htm
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leafytwiglet
I only love the home made variety
which is far superior to those purchased
if you bake at all here is a nice easy recipe
Dark De Luxe Fruit Cake
1 C. Oil
1 1/2 C packed brown Suga
4 eggs
3 C sifted Flour
1 t. baking powder
2 t. all spice
1 t cinnamon
1 t cloves
2t salt
1 cup apple or pineapple juice
1 1/2 c whole candies cherries
1 c thinly sliced citron
1 c chopped candied Pineapple
1 cup seedless raisins
1 cup chopped figs
3 cups chopped nuts
(if you do not like citrons and candied fruit you can use instead 4 1/2 c of chopped dried fruit and 1 c of raisins... I prefer this one as I am not a big fan of the candied fruits)
Preheat oven to 275 mix oil sugar and eggs together Beating for 2 minutes. Mix dry ingredients together thoroughly. mix 1 cup of the flour mixture with the dried fruits and nuts, mix the rest of the flour with the egg oil and fruit juice
Then combine this with the dried fruit and nut mixture.
Line 2 greased Loaf Pans 8.5x4.5x2.5 with brown paper or parchment.
pour batter into the pans
put a pan of water on the lower oven rack and bake for the cakes fro 2.5 -3 hours after baking allow the cakes to cool for 15 minutes then remove from the pans. Do not remove paper until the cakes are thoroughly cooled.
Store by wrapping tightly in aluminum fool and storing in a jar in a cool dark place.
For the Booze part I think you add it to the cake in teh jar but We never did the booze with it
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Thanks waysider for the link. The cake looks moist and good, for a fruitcake, that is :-)
Leafytwiglet, thank you for going to all of the trouble to type out the recipe! Wow! I'm just not much of a cake baker, though. Maybe someone would like to move this to the recipe section of the forum for others who would like to bake it. It looks like a great recipe!
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now I see
Waterbuffalo, the one thing most fruitcake connoisseurs love about fruitcake is that it is liberally drenched and soaked in liqueurs. Â Make sure you pick one that is!!!
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waterbuffalo
good point, nowisee.
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waterbuffalo
Took your advice Now I See. Just ordered one from Monasterybakery:
Holy Cross Abbey
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now I see
The monks know the value of good booze!!!
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Mark Clarke
Johnny Carson had a theory that there was really only one fruitcake in existence, and everyone just keeps giving it to other people.
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waterbuffalo
I know, Mark, I know :-) He is sooooo right where I'm concerned. But, my friend actually likes them so she'll probably like this one.
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George Aar
I loved a fruitcake once...
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coolchef
i have been called a fruitcake!!!!
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waterbuffalo
I know, I know...
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ChasUFarley
I wish I could find it again.... It was by Jim Beam... It was chocolate... It was really, really rich...
Is there anything else that matters in life?
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waterbuffalo
ooooo, that sounds good...the chocolate part, I mean....
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Ron G.
WaterBuffalo...
You recent posts have truly been an inspiration to me.
I think I'll celebrate the new year by dropping a fruitcake on the head of a scientologist.
I have the fruitcake, now to find an unsuspecting scientologist by midnight.
Care to join me?
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Mark Clarke
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waterbuffalo
PERFECT!
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waterbuffalo
CUTE! sooooo true...
I know, I'll go on a fruitcake diet. That way, I'll get realllllllly skinny...
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