Making Fruitcake
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- čas přidán 7. 12. 2014
- This one has changed a few minds about fruitcake and it's the one our family has made for many years. Filled with lots of the traditional candied fruits and nuts, it also has a butter-rich cake that holds it all together. Then it is wrapped multiple times in brandy soaked cheesecloths so that it arrives at peak flavor for Christmas.
The Westinghouse range is FABULOUS!!! I think I've been really inspired to make this fruitcake, maybe leaving out a thing or two and adding MORE NUTS!!! Thank you for sharing!!!
Thanks for sharing your Mom,s fruit cake recipe.. I am sure it is fabulous. I have already made mine a couple of weeks ago and they are now soaking up the spicy Jamaican rum..I added some extra rum to my fruit this year.. We well see how crazy we all get this year on it..
I love how Maryann is the voice of reason in your videos. 😂
I soak my raisins, currents & glaced fruits in whiskey for about a week... The raisins absorb so much liquid they almost return to grape state!
Ralph and Kevin I wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.. Happy Cooking....
Hi Kevin, Ralph, and Mary Ann! Holy Moly!! I have never been a huge fan of fruit cake but Boy oh boy, what I wouldn't give for a piece of this cake!! I think I'd prefer it without alcohol and do the simple syrup instead. Always enjoy your channel!!
New Subscriber -- OMG -- I love that stove!!! I posted on your blog about fruitcake. For kicks, I made it a few years ago (I have a great recipe, although yours looks lovely) and my family devoured it (weekly spritzing of brandy helped, also my recipe includes molasses). I was amazed how they were devoured. Now is the time to start it.
A little tip with plastic wrap to avoid it scrunching is to first put the sheet of wrap on you, Then place it over your item you want to wrap. I know this sounds silly, but it does work.
Love the roasting pan idea!! I made my apricot fruitcakes last week which are just apricot,dates,raisins,pecans. I'm not a real fruitcake lover, mainly because of the citron so watching you make yours without it I think I'll just may have to try your recipe. I have a couple people who can't have alcohol so I researched what else I could wrap some of them in and found that some people use apple juice. I'm trying it on a couple of them so hopefully that works out. Anyway, thanks so much for sharing!! Have a great day!!
I LOVE fruitcakes and these look delicious! I know they have to be made pretty well in advance of the time they'll be wanted....when did you start these?
Hello all! I don't know why fruitcake gets such a bad rap...I love it. Growing up in a Polish home, we had this every Christmas. I have to comment on your range...it is just beautiful.I have never seen one that is tiered like that. One thing I have noticed in all your video's is how clean and shiney your stoves are! I would never be able to do a video because I would have to clean the oven. LOL. That's one job I just hate. Thanks for this recipe, I think I will give it a try and soak it in rum. Take care everyone!
"And I think I know what you're going to do next..."
Wow, those look yummy! I will for sure try this next year...perhaps if I start October 1st the cakes will be good and happy by Christmas! I just love your Westinghouse stove! It's so bright and shiny! When we bought our new place, about 5 yrs ago, it came w/ a late 60's GE stove. Looked like it had been used maybe twice in all those years. We could not get it to work to save our lives, so we bought a new stove. New stove wouldn't work either. Found out it was a problem w/ our breaker box and NOT our stoves. It breaks my heart to this day that we let that old stove go when they brought the new one. Oh I'm sick again just now as I type this....wahhhhaaaa :(
Wonderful! I've never made fruit cake before. Those look awesome.
I love a good fruitcake. My mom would buy them from the monks. They were potent & delish! I think mom & I were really the only ones that enjoyed them. Maybe I'll give this a try next year, just not enough time now. I could serve it with my apple pie moonshine. Ha! Btw, Love the stove, unique!
no orange peel or that sour citron...I tend to make mine with Mincemeat and a spiced cake mix
chef Kevin, this reminds me of Ann Page,minus booze from the A&P supermarket.their fruitcake was the best,thanks for the recipe,and can you give a list of your ranges,even a marginal....???k
I would love to have seen a follow-up to this. Slicing, serving, tasting.
I don't know why this is only just now showing up in my feed, but I am so excited to finally have fruitcake demystified. I have never made it before, but have always been so curious about the process. This looks great! I think my daughter and I may give this a whirl, at the top of the month.
How cool! I made fruitcakes this weekend also, my great aunt's recipe. I'm going to make one big one this weekend because I love the stuff so much. My better half doesn't, so more for me! Our recipe isn't fermented. Just served natural. I asked my great aunt when she started making them, and she said that she used to get them from Awrey's, both light and dark, before they got too expensive. Then she found the recipe she uses and the rest is history. Looking forward to more Christmas recipes! Merry Merry to you and yours and thanks for the inspiration!