While visiting friends in New England, the night before departure I was served this homemade fruitcake slice. I’m a fan. Many are not. It was a generous serving.
The fruitcake recipe is from a Yankee Magazine article from the 1980’s. I saw the multipage article, preserved in a plastic page protector, telling you what to do on Day one, Day two, Day three etc to make the cakes. It’s an involved process that takes time. Weeks!
This year they baked fourteen cakes! And started in late October. The loaves are wrapped in rum soaked muslin to ripen. Thank you Linda and Eileen.
They shipped me my own fruitcake before Christmas but with my sister’s help when she visited, that had been consumed. You may have seen the post of fruitcake reveal or Love it or Not post to see it wrapped in the muslin .
I felt fortunate to get another wonderful taste – until next season.
It definitely looks delicious to me. Don’t think I’ve ever tried it.
I’m not normally a fan of fruitcake but this does look like a good one. In Yorkshire they eat it with a piece of cheddar cheese.
Looks wonderful. I also make a mean fruitcake! https://viewfromtheback.com/2016/12/06/the-musette-christmas-cake/
I just know I would love it!
I love fruitcake. Use to make it years ago but it takes time to get to the finish product. I now settle for Claxton Fruticake and have several in my freezer so that I can enjoy a bit of this traditional holiday treat all year long.
Looks yummie ^^;
Yummy!
People are probably still eating the fruitcake made in 1980. I’ll pass but hope you keep enjoying it. dc
Fruitcake is delicious however I won’t be making any. gcr