5 covered fruitcake Recipes

dried currants, raisins, boiling water to cover, candied cherries, gum drops , no licorice ones, pitted dates, cut in half, walnuts, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, brandy, apple jelly, butter, white sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking soda

dried soft prunes, chopped (350 g), raisins (250 g), currants (125 g), unsalted butter, softened (175 g), dark muscovado sugar (175 g), honey (175 ml), coffee liqueur (125 ml), oranges , zested and juiced, mixed spice, good quality cocoa, free-range eggs, beaten, plain flour (150 g), ground almonds (75 g), baking powder, baking soda, dark chocolate-covered coffee beans (25 g), edible glitter (optional), gold dragees (optional)

go to the crafts store., purchase 1 or more bags of dried fruit, some plaster of paris, brown paint and a disposable cake pan., go home ., unwrap the dried fruit , carefully folding the wrapper inside-out and placing it at the bottom of your trash can. better yet, send it through your personal paper shredder and use it for insulation in the attic., mix the plaster of paris with water and pour into the disposable cake pan. place dried fruit on top, gently pushing in so it looks baked in the batter. let dry., take your fruitcake out of the disposable cake pan ., cover the top, bottom and sides with brown paint, avoiding the fruit., wrap your fruitcake in festive , colored saran wrap and finish with a bow. i like using red wrap because it gives a warm glow to the fruitcake., give your fruitcake to someone you want to impress. when they lift it, they ll say, wow! you must have made a really rich fruitcake! don tsp forget to smile and say, oh, its paris-style fruitcake., worry about someone trying to eat your fruitcake. nobody actually eats fruitcake... that s just a rumor. just so you know, the dried fruit won go bad because it has the same preservatives as twinkies, which have a shelf-life of about 237 years.

brown sugar, crushed pineapple, mixed spice, plain flour, self-rising flour, eggs, mixed dried fruit , apples, pear, apricot sultanas, peaces, baking powder, butter, brandy, enough to cover the fruit