Creepmas Day 7: Fruitcake

Wandei Mayıs 28, 2022

Could there be anything creepier than fruitcake? Everybody hates it for obvious reasons. They are nasty, dry, hard things that last forever. They look gross too - full of weird unidentifiable bits of colored crap. No frosting or chocolate - how can they call it cake???

source: http://blogs.gocomics.com/2013/12/national-fruitcake-day-.html

source: http://jinglebelljunction.com/funny-christmas-comics/christmas-comic-022/

source: http://forums.gardenweb.com

source:http://www.inquisitr.com/168699/meet-frank-the-fruitcake-your-family-will-love-him/

Perhaps this explains those funny bits of colored crap.

source: http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/d/droppings.asp

However, I don't hate fruitcake. Sure I hate the kind pictured above but I don't have to eat those. Instead his Lordship makes the most delicious fruitcake with dried fruit. He agreed to make one last night. To start you off, here is his recipe. He did make adjustments for altitude but unless you live in the mountains, don't worry about those.

Here is the recipe for all you lowlanders:

Lord M's Fruitcake

1 c. regular flour

1 c. self -rising flour

1 t. baking soda

10 oz dried raisins

3 oz dried cherries

1 t. allspice

1 c. water

2 beaten eggs

1 stick butter

a pinch of salt

3/4 packed brown sugar
1 t. vanilla or almond extract

Put the butter, sugar, dried fruit, baking soda, allspice and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer 1 minute. Pour into a large mixing bowl and allow the mixture to cool.

Grease a round cake pan or square 7 inch pan.

Add flour, eggs and salt to cooled mixture. Mix thoroughly and pour the grease baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about an hour until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.

I iced this cake with a mixture of powdered sugar and milk made to about the consistency of icing for a cinnamon roll.