Comments on: Fruitcake Part II — Making it Pretty http://savour-fare.com/2009/12/22/fruitcake-part-ii-making-it-pretty/ Real Recipes for Real Life Wed, 16 May 2012 04:12:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Recipe -- Traditional Fruitcake | Savour Fare http://savour-fare.com/2009/12/22/fruitcake-part-ii-making-it-pretty/comment-page-1/#comment-2953 Recipe -- Traditional Fruitcake | Savour Fare Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:46:40 +0000 http://savour-fare.com/?p=737#comment-2953 [...] here for directions on icing your Christmas cake! If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe [...] [...] here for directions on icing your Christmas cake! If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe [...]

]]> By: Amy http://savour-fare.com/2009/12/22/fruitcake-part-ii-making-it-pretty/comment-page-1/#comment-2943 Amy Sat, 11 Dec 2010 20:07:14 +0000 http://savour-fare.com/?p=737#comment-2943 I wish fruitcake was as popular as it used to be. I love it!! Everyone jokes about what an awful gift fruitcake is, but I dream of receiving a handmade one! Unfortunately, I am the only fruitcake lover/baker in my crowd. I made Julia Child's fruitcake last year, it was good-but missing something. I discovered your recipe in a KCRW newsletter. It looks a lot like one my grandmother used to make when I was little. It may be just what I'm looking for! Thanks for sharing your family recipe!! Amy I wish fruitcake was as popular as it used to be. I love it!! Everyone jokes about what an awful gift fruitcake is, but I dream of receiving a handmade one! Unfortunately, I am the only fruitcake lover/baker in my crowd. I made Julia Child’s fruitcake last year, it was good-but missing something. I discovered your recipe in a KCRW newsletter. It looks a lot like one my grandmother used to make when I was little. It may be just what I’m looking for! Thanks for sharing your family recipe!! Amy

]]> By: Melody Fury http://savour-fare.com/2009/12/22/fruitcake-part-ii-making-it-pretty/comment-page-1/#comment-2925 Melody Fury Fri, 03 Dec 2010 20:35:12 +0000 http://savour-fare.com/?p=737#comment-2925 What a stunning holiday recipe! Would you like to submit it to my contest to win a cookbook? Just wanting to share the holiday cheer (and exposure to your blog) Would love for you to win :) http://ow.ly/3j61M What a stunning holiday recipe! Would you like to submit it to my contest to win a cookbook? Just wanting to share the holiday cheer (and exposure to your blog) Would love for you to win :) http://ow.ly/3j61M

]]> By: Kate http://savour-fare.com/2009/12/22/fruitcake-part-ii-making-it-pretty/comment-page-1/#comment-968 Kate Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:58:06 +0000 http://savour-fare.com/?p=737#comment-968 Rebecca and Rachel -- Thanks for your personal experiences! I have no doubt that royal icing is traditional, but I swear I'm not coming from left field! Delia Smith also uses fondant and as I said, it's easier to make pretty. Rebecca and Rachel –
Thanks for your personal experiences! I have no doubt that royal icing is traditional, but I swear I’m not coming from left field! Delia Smith also uses fondant and as I said, it’s easier to make pretty.

]]> By: rachel http://savour-fare.com/2009/12/22/fruitcake-part-ii-making-it-pretty/comment-page-1/#comment-967 rachel Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:03:15 +0000 http://savour-fare.com/?p=737#comment-967 Royal icing FTW. Though yours does look pretty. Nigella is Jewish so her knowledge of Christian traditions is, at best, sketchy. Royal icing FTW. Though yours does look pretty. Nigella is Jewish so her knowledge of Christian traditions is, at best, sketchy.

]]> By: Rebecca http://savour-fare.com/2009/12/22/fruitcake-part-ii-making-it-pretty/comment-page-1/#comment-966 Rebecca Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:11:12 +0000 http://savour-fare.com/?p=737#comment-966 You do make the prettiest cakes, woman. My mama is visiting right now (or, umm, Mum as she calls herself), and we had a whole conversation about her family's traditional baking and decorating of the fruitcake. They decorated it with whole xmas villages and tiny people and trees and such, with a wide gold ribbon wrapped around. Think gingerbread house on cake. But they never never used fondant. They used royal icing, so thick it had to be cut with a serrated knife because a regular blade wouldn't cut through it. Royal icing is delish. And the lemon flavor works so nicely with the almonds and cake. You do make the prettiest cakes, woman. My mama is visiting right now (or, umm, Mum as she calls herself), and we had a whole conversation about her family’s traditional baking and decorating of the fruitcake. They decorated it with whole xmas villages and tiny people and trees and such, with a wide gold ribbon wrapped around. Think gingerbread house on cake. But they never never used fondant. They used royal icing, so thick it had to be cut with a serrated knife because a regular blade wouldn’t cut through it. Royal icing is delish. And the lemon flavor works so nicely with the almonds and cake.

]]> By: Liz http://savour-fare.com/2009/12/22/fruitcake-part-ii-making-it-pretty/comment-page-1/#comment-965 Liz Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:37:50 +0000 http://savour-fare.com/?p=737#comment-965 Kate, I should warn you that your friends might think you've gone mad... this is a very northern thing! Delicious, though - have fun with it! Liz Kate, I should warn you that your friends might think you’ve gone mad… this is a very northern thing! Delicious, though – have fun with it!
Liz

]]> By: Phoo-D http://savour-fare.com/2009/12/22/fruitcake-part-ii-making-it-pretty/comment-page-1/#comment-964 Phoo-D Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:32:21 +0000 http://savour-fare.com/?p=737#comment-964 Wow- that is by far the prettiest fruitcake I've ever seen! Who could resist a slice of that? Wow- that is by far the prettiest fruitcake I’ve ever seen! Who could resist a slice of that?

]]> By: Kate http://savour-fare.com/2009/12/22/fruitcake-part-ii-making-it-pretty/comment-page-1/#comment-963 Kate Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:17:59 +0000 http://savour-fare.com/?p=737#comment-963 Erin -- I bought the fondant at Joann's because Surfas was out. You can also get it at craft stores like Michael's. sjb -- I've seen royal icing used, but Nigella Lawson uses ready to roll icing, which is easy and IMO prettier. It has the same keeping properties, too -- practically airtight! Liz -- OMG cheese sounds divine. We're serving this Christmas eve (we have some guests who ae in from the West of England so we want them to feel at home!) and I'll have to pick up some Wensleydale! Erin — I bought the fondant at Joann’s because Surfas was out. You can also get it at craft stores like Michael’s.

sjb — I’ve seen royal icing used, but Nigella Lawson uses ready to roll icing, which is easy and IMO prettier. It has the same keeping properties, too — practically airtight!

Liz — OMG cheese sounds divine. We’re serving this Christmas eve (we have some guests who ae in from the West of England so we want them to feel at home!) and I’ll have to pick up some Wensleydale!

]]> By: TheKitchenWitch http://savour-fare.com/2009/12/22/fruitcake-part-ii-making-it-pretty/comment-page-1/#comment-962 TheKitchenWitch Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:27:45 +0000 http://savour-fare.com/?p=737#comment-962 WOW! This looks good enough for Ace of Cakes! Brava! WOW! This looks good enough for Ace of Cakes! Brava!

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