Has anyone ever made a tasty homemade fruitcake

[Momsurroundedbyboys]

My aunt used to make a fruitcake that was actually good. I personally think that it gets a bum rap because too many people don't understand how to properly bake.

I wouldn't look to Rachel Ray for anything baking related. She's admitted far too many times that she doesn't bake (unless it's some crappy casserole).

But who knows, I gave up on food network when it was revealed that one "chef" was a fucking liar and what did the network do? Gave the fucker more shows. Bad, bad tv.

[Chas]

Philistines.

I am going to send all of you bigoted fruitcake haters a fruitcake for Xmas.

[Banjo]

(03-12-2015 08:14 AM)Chas Wrote:  Philistines.

I am going to send all of you bigoted fruitcake haters a fruitcake for Xmas.

One must be "Nutty as a fruitcake" to like fruitcake.

[onlinebiker]

Tasty fruitcake???

OK -- Military Intelligence.

Jumbo shrimp

Legally drunk

Microsoft Works...


Oh..... sorry.......

I thought this was the oxymoron thread....



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[jennybee]

(03-12-2015 12:50 AM)Momsurroundedbyboys Wrote:  My aunt used to make a fruitcake that was actually good. I personally think that it gets a bum rap because too many people don't understand how to properly bake.

I wouldn't look to Rachel Ray for anything baking related. She's admitted far too many times that she doesn't bake (unless it's some crappy casserole).

But who knows, I gave up on food network when it was revealed that one "chef" was a fucking liar and what did the network do? Gave the fucker more shows. Bad, bad tv.

I didn't know RR wasn't a good baker. I've only made some of her dinner recipes, which were pretty good.

[jennybee]

(03-12-2015 12:44 AM)dancefortwo Wrote:  YES! there is such a thing as a chocolate fruitcake. Problem solved. This was from Nigella's website.



Yum.

definite food porn

[julep]

I don't bake or cook much, so I can't speak from personal experience, but you might try Alton Brown's Free Range Fruitcake recipe, which is on the Food Network site, or Ina Garten's Fruitcake Cookies.

I love fruitcake.

[julep]

(03-12-2015 08:43 AM)jennybee Wrote:  

(03-12-2015 12:50 AM)Momsurroundedbyboys Wrote:  My aunt used to make a fruitcake that was actually good. I personally think that it gets a bum rap because too many people don't understand how to properly bake.

I wouldn't look to Rachel Ray for anything baking related. She's admitted far too many times that she doesn't bake (unless it's some crappy casserole).

But who knows, I gave up on food network when it was revealed that one "chef" was a fucking liar and what did the network do? Gave the fucker more shows. Bad, bad tv.

I didn't know RR wasn't a good baker. I've only made some of her dinner recipes, which were pretty good.

She's a cook, and I have read that a lot of cooks/chefs aren't great bakers because baking is so different. However, I would bet that, as she has a brand to protect, any recipe with RR's name on it has been tested and works and isn't too hard to make.

[undergroundp]

What's the problem with the taste in the ones you make? I mean, is it something hard to make or do you not like th ingredients? (silly questions, but we have no fruitcakes in Greece)

And why does everyone hate them?

[onlinebiker]

(03-12-2015 02:12 PM)undergroundp Wrote:  And why does everyone hate them?

Fruitcakes are like lawyers.

Sure, there's some good ones out there - but most people simply hate them from the get -go, just to save time..................




(wink to B.E.)