Do you like to eat a good, fresh, moist fruitcake?

I am not speaking of the cheap ones that are hard as a bowling ball.
I am not speaking of the ones that are dry as Death Valley or the Sahara.

I am talking about the high quality ones you can buy or make.


Chrissy

Yes, in small doses at this time of year.  A guy we know at the local market sells baked goods, and his dark fruit cake is to die for.  Almost as good as my mother's.

Quote from: KathyLauren on December 20, 2024, 02:43:52 PMYes, in small doses at this time of year.  A guy we know at the local market sells baked goods, and his dark fruit cake is to die for.  Almost as good as my mother's.

I wonder how much alcohol is retained in the really good fruitcakes.  Such as rum, brandy, and bourbon.

Quote from: ChrissyRyan on December 20, 2024, 07:25:33 PMI wonder how much alcohol is retained in the really good fruitcakes.  Such as rum, brandy, and bourbon.

The fruit cake we bought at the market almost certainly had no alcohol in it.

My mother's fruit cake had lots of booze.  She'd bake it the year before, and, during the year, she'd periodically open up the tin and pour a cup of sherry over it.  I suspect that most of the alcohol evaporated in the intervening months, but the cake retained the flavour and moistness.

It was the moistness and fruitiness of the market cake that reminded me of my mother's fruit cake, not the alcohol or lack thereof.

You cant beat a good Christmas cake, I have made a few and fed them with brandy. I also used brandy soaked fruit to make it, turned out great.

Quote from: davina61 on December 21, 2024, 08:03:21 AMYou cant beat a good Christmas cake, I have made a few and fed them with brandy. I also used brandy soaked fruit to make it, turned out great.

Sounds good.