Fruitcake thread.

[Lilith Cherry]

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]

pomtzu
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.

[Freedom]

Here is a nice one:

www.britishislesonline.com

Christmas Cake by Norfolk Manor

http://britishislesonline.com/norfol...stmascake.aspx

Anyone have some good recipes with marcipan - I have lots of it!

Google search, lots of hits.

[RICHARD]

Next week I am going to get me some fruitcake!!!!



The Sunday Paper came and had a ad for fruitcakes inside.

It's a sign from above.