Fruitcake thread.

**Genny** · 12-14-2009, 04:47 PM

I don't really care for fruit cakes. I think the red and green candies are yuck!!

But my mom and grandmother LOVE them!! My aunt always makes everyone in the family one for Christmas so they're looking forward to one this year too ;] You know what sounds good, someone mentioned something about one up above earlier I think--anyways a pound cake sounds yum! I love just plain regular pound cakes! ;]

**Lilith Cherry** · 12-14-2009, 10:30 PM

I LOVE fruitcake and so do all my family.. as I am in China most of the year I have make everybody in my family a nice big one during the summer holiday when I am home. Then I douse them with brandy and little orange liquer and wrap them tightly in foil. They taste great by Christmas!! I even bring two large ones back to China with me and disappear very fast when I put them out to share.

I make an English recipe, no pineapple or candy, mostly raisins, walnuts, currants, and some peel from citrus fruit, dark brown sugar, treacle(molasses) lots of eggs, good butter and flour. I put marzipan on them I can find it ( like hen's teeth in China

) but just in case I can't get it I cover the top with almonds ( like a dundee cake - ask Killearn Kitties LOL).

I was shocked by all the jokes about "fruit cake" in North America you are missing out if you haven't had any of the good stuff!

**kokopup** · 12-14-2009, 10:47 PM

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I saw this brand is Sam's when I was there this a.m., and almost bought one. Are they really good - and not too heavy on the green and yellow candied fruit (the name slips my mind right now). Citron???
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I don't think I'm an expert on fruit cake but I did like the Claxton cake. I never
noticed the color of the fruit so I cant say if it has a lot of green and yellow.
The cake itself is heavy and moist.