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Post by Moose on Jan 2, 2023 0:58:18 GMT
The kind that is so heavy you know knock someone out with it, all bursting with boozy fruit and nuts and with an inch of Royal icing on the top. Who wants?
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Post by jayme on Jan 2, 2023 4:18:39 GMT
Is this the THING we call fruitcake in the States? *backs away slowly*
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Post by JoeP on Jan 2, 2023 7:38:19 GMT
YES PLEASE.
As long as it has a substantial amount of marzipan as well as the parts you mentioned.
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Post by tangent on Jan 2, 2023 15:17:47 GMT
Is this the THING we call fruitcake in the States? It all depends on the density of the fruit and the topping. Rich American fruitcakeFruitcake can vary in colour from pale cream to dark brown. A 'proper' English Christmas cake would be dark brown. It must also be topped with icing (preferably with a thin layer of marzipan under the icing to avoid discolouring it). Otherwise it's just a fruitcake, not a Christmas cake. You can turn the above fruitcake into an English-style Christmas cake by (a) removing the nuts and glazed cherries, (b) flattening the top, (c) turning it over and adding a quart of brandy, and (d) coating it with a thin layer of marzipan and two layers of icing (to get a smooth finish).
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Post by Kye on Jan 2, 2023 15:55:01 GMT
My ex-boyfriend had a recipe book with all different varieties of fruitcake, from the super dense Christmas cake type to a light white fruitcake made with tropical fruit. I spent an enjoyable year enjoying the products of his baking as he went through all the recipes.
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Post by Moose on Jan 3, 2023 1:11:36 GMT
It does have marzipan, which I am not personally keen on. I did not realise it was used to avoid discolouring the icing though.
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Post by jayme on Jan 3, 2023 1:48:39 GMT
You can turn the above fruitcake into an English-style Christmas cake by (a) removing the nuts and glazed cherries, (b) flattening the top, (c) turning it over and adding a quart of brandy, and (d) coating it with a thin layer of marzipan and two layers of icing (to get a smooth finish). I wouldn't want to put anyone to that much trouble, so I would just drink the brandy.
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Post by tangent on Jan 3, 2023 12:32:34 GMT
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Post by kingedmund on Jan 3, 2023 13:56:32 GMT
Is this the THING we call fruitcake in the States? *backs away slowly* Okay Is that what I think it is? *Hides behind Jayme then looks for an excuse to find the exit*.
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Post by jayme on Jan 3, 2023 18:55:29 GMT
Is this the THING we call fruitcake in the States? *backs away slowly* Okay Is that what I think it is? *Hides behind Jayme then looks for an excuse to find the exit*.
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Post by kingedmund on Jan 5, 2023 2:23:37 GMT
I tried one once……. Once!
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Post by jayme on Jan 5, 2023 8:30:23 GMT
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Post by tangent on Jan 5, 2023 8:46:14 GMT
I was addicted to Christmas cake as a 12-year-old, I couldn't get enough of it. It was the combination of rich dark cake, almond paste and icing. Without the icing, it would have been nothing. You have to have the real stuff to appreciate it.
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Post by jayme on Jan 5, 2023 9:24:18 GMT
I've never seen one with icing. Does a layer of icing keep the moisture from evaporating, and thus prevent it from morphing into a dusty, mummified brick full of fruit rocks?
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Post by tangent on Jan 5, 2023 10:16:33 GMT
Yes. "Apart from its aesthetic functions, icing can also improve the flavour of a cake, as well as preserving it by sealing in moisture." ( Wikipedia) We kept a tier of our wedding cake until our first anniversary expecting it to be consumable but a tiny hole in the icing let bacteria in and it went mouldy (noticeably around the hole). Brandy also helps to keep it moist especially at the bottom where there is no icing.
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Post by Kye on Jan 5, 2023 10:19:46 GMT
I sometimes get a Caribbean Black Cake from my parishioners. It's a rich, dark, heavy fruit cake soaked in rum. It never gets dry. We keep it in the freezer and take slices off it from time to time. It doesn't actually freeze because of all the rum. Sadly, I can't eat it anymore because I'm diabetic but it's very yum.
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Post by kingedmund on Jan 6, 2023 0:29:53 GMT
Makes me wonder if Americans do a different type of fruit cake that is less than tasty.
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Post by Moose on Jan 6, 2023 1:23:34 GMT
Rum cake sounds fantastic ..
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Post by kingedmund on Jan 6, 2023 1:26:33 GMT
I’ll buy that! I need a good rum cake. I’m assuming it’s not a fruit cake.
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Post by Kye on Jan 6, 2023 2:05:42 GMT
It is fruit cake. But not hard or dry.
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Post by jayme on Jan 6, 2023 10:29:40 GMT
Makes me wonder if Americans do a different type of fruit cake that is less than tasty. That is my guess, too. Perhaps the FDA won't let commercial brands put enough alcohol in to do the job properly. And I don't find neon green plastic cherries all that appetizing, either.
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Post by jayme on Jan 6, 2023 10:30:25 GMT
It is fruit cake. But not hard or dry. That looks yummy!
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Post by Kye on Jan 6, 2023 11:53:27 GMT
It is! But very very rich.
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Post by kingedmund on Jan 7, 2023 0:41:24 GMT
Lol. Plastic cherries. That cake looks good. Nice and chocolate like with rum.
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Post by Moose on Jan 7, 2023 0:49:13 GMT
Looks like the cake we have .. moist and rich and delicious.
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Post by jayme on Jan 11, 2023 10:38:11 GMT
I just realized that you Brits have been eating fruitcake for centuries. Maybe it never caught on here because, until 1492, we were hoarding all of the chocolate and vanilla and, hence, never needed fruitcake for our survival.
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Post by tangent on Jan 11, 2023 20:18:03 GMT
I can concur, we have been a strange race for centuries.
From the Collins English Dictionary:
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Post by kingedmund on Jan 11, 2023 22:31:51 GMT
Love it. You fruitcake you!
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Post by tangent on Jan 11, 2023 23:45:19 GMT
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