8199 uncle bill christmas fruitcake with brandy Recipes

christmas pudding, brandy, melted dark cooking chocolate, melted white chocolate

light brown sugar, fresh seedless raisin, fresh golden raisin , also known as sultanas, fresh plump currants, dried mixed fruit, peel preserved, pitted dates, chopped, lemon juice, lemon , zest of, only, grated, orange , zest of, only, grated, boiling water, butter , real, soft, in chunks, baking soda, vanilla, cinnamon, ground, allspice, ground, nutmeg, ground, baking powder, self-rising flour, salt, cooking oil , generous, brandy or 1/2 cup bourbon, preserved figs , in syrup, drained, roughly chopped, maraschino cherries or 1 cup glace cherries, whole, pecans, roughly chopped, brandy or 1/2 cup bourbon, extra

christmas plum pudding or 200 g christmas cake, brandy, icing sugar, egg white, dragees (silver balls)

butter, brown sugar, flour, self-rising flour, salt, eggs, nutmeg, fruit juice or 3 tbsp sherry wine or 3 tbsp brandy, sultanas, currants, seeded raisins, mixed citrus peels, chopped glace cherries, dates, almonds, mixed spice, cinnamon

prune, pitted and halved, sultanas (250g), currants (250g), sweet sherry, brandy, butter, brown sugar, eggs, instant coffee, water, plum jam, plain flour, self-raising flour, cocoa, cinnamon, mixed spice, nutmeg, glace cherries, dates, halved, walnut pieces

fruitcake, finely chopped, dark rum (or to taste), vanilla ice cream, softened slightly, heavy cream, well chilled, candied fruit, for garnish if desired (optional)

brandy, amaretto, cointreau liqueur, lemon , juice of, sugar, candied fruit, peel (for garnish ), crystallized ginger (for garnish )

red pineapple rings, in syrup, green pineapple rings, in syrup, whole pecans, blanched almond, whole red maraschino cherries, whole green maraschino cherries, golden seedless raisins, brandy, of your choice (5th u.s., do not buy expensive brandy ), all-purpose flour (divided ), butter, softened, eggs, beaten, whole milk , homogenized, baking soda, almond extract, granulated sugar, brown sugar (light or dark ), ground mace, ground cinnamon, apricot brandy , for basting

dried and pitted dates, dried fig, golden seedless raisins, black currants, almonds, chopped pecans, crystallized ginger, brandy, icing sugar

fresh oysters , in a shell, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, finely chopped, fresh grated gingerroot, brandy, lemon juice, chili sauce, green onions or 2 large scallions, chopped

equal parts sugar , brandy vodka, dried apricots, semi sweet chocolate chips, melted

raisins, dried prune, pitted, dried apricot, dried dates, pitted, crystallized ginger, candied peel, red glace cherries, glace green cherries, brandy, brazil nuts, walnuts, raw sugar, eggs, vanilla or 1 tsp almond essence, wholemeal plain flour, baking powder

white raisins (golden ), crushed pineapple, approx liquor (rum, brandy, wine, whatever!), flour, red glace cherries, glace green cherries, mixed peel (or whatever a small package is ), butter, sugar, eggs, beaten, flour, baking powder, salt

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.

christmas plum pudding, milk, double cream, vanilla ice cream, brandy

brandy, rum, mixed dried fruit (such as raisins, pears and apricots), chopped if large, unsalted butter, unsweetened chocolate, chopped, semisweet chocolate chips, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, eggs, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, sugar , for dusting (optional)

fruitcake (from 1 large loaf see alternate presentations), coffee ice cream

fruitcake (about 1 1/4 lb), frozen blueberries, thawed, plain yogurt