Fruit Cake

The fruit cake has tantalized the world for centuries. When you choose a lip smacking bite, you may have the flavor of civilization and valued traditions. The fruit cake that I would like to provide you'll be an ideal one, with a high content of nuts and fruits in proportion to the batter. You may taste the rich material of French cherries, almonds, California nuts, pineapple, orange peel and lemon. To make it even more mouthwatering how about a dash of fresh and spirits added to it. . .hmmm, irresistible and expensive, is not it?

If you would like to go to get a stronger odor and sharper flavor, then enjoy the darker version of this fruit cake. The dark fruit cake comprises prunes, dates, cherries, walnuts, brown sugar and molasses.

If you love the subtle flavor, then you may opt for the light fruit cake. The delicate flavor is attributed to the existence of granulated sugar, golden raisins, pineapple, apricots and light corn syrup.

When you go to your treks and campaigns, tuck in a bunch of fruit cakes. Your friends will love you for this. The best thing about the fruit cake is the fact that it has a inclination to last for months and still maintain its inherent taste. You'll be very happy to know that the fruit cake has a propensity to freeze really well. However it's best to have a time difference of a month prior to freezing.

Enough of preaching about it. Now allow me to treat you with a fruit cake.

Whoever said'take your own sweet time' must have said it with regard to the fruit cake. I will prepare the fruits and nuts. Then I shall pour the liquor for use over them. Allow me to keep the mix well covered for a couple of days. Sorry to keep you waiting, but if you would like it nice and sweet; you'll need to kill time. Okay then, I will prepare the batter and bake your cake. I want to remember that the fruit cake should be baked at a low temperature. I'll coat the pan with waxed paper so the sides of the cake don't get burned. You find the fruit cake involves long baking time. When I am done, you can take the cake tester and insert it at the middle of the cake. If you see it is moist and not doughy, then you're ready to pop a bit in your mouth.

You may think of this fruit cake as a standard Christmas dish. However, as I told you before, the fruit cake has a centuries old tradition behind it. Did you know that during the 13th century, dried fruit started to arrive to England from Portugal and the east Mediterranean? During the next half of 1700s, England spread fruit cake pieces to girls who sang Christmas carols. The fruit cakes were often utilized in parties from the turn of the 18th century. It stays a habit in England for unmarried wedding guests to put a piece of dark fruitcake under their pillow at night so that they could dream about the person they'll marry.

If you would like to understand the oldest fruit cake business in america, then I would recommend you stop by the Collin Street Bakery, Corsicana, Texas. It had been set up in the year 1896. Up to now has been the effects of the fruit cake through out time, the oldest family in the family is known as the fruit cake.