Welcome to the 12 days of Christmas Blog Hop!
If you didn't know already, I love fruitcake. And I have a way of making it even better. Here's my recipe for:
Chocolate Dipped Fruitcake
Buy a really good already made fruitcake
One package of melting chocolates
Wire cooling rack
Waxed paper
Cut the cake into bite size cubes or nuggets. Melt the chocolate discs according to directions. Note: do not over melt as the chocolate will not harden properly. Spoon or dip the cake cubes into the chocolate. Set on a wire rack which has been placed on a length of waxed paper to harden. Store in an airtight container or a zip-lock bag in the fridge.
That's it. Easy peasy. Many people have said fruitcake prepared this way tastes like candy.
Now for more fruitcake fun, here's a sneak peak from "The Great Fruitcake Bake-off":
To be eligible for an e-copy of "The Great Fruitcake Bake-off" and a $15.00 Amazon gift card, please leave your name with your EMAIL in the comments.
"I
am not entering this year." I pinned an unbreakable stare on Bethany, my
long-time friend. We were piddling over coffee in her cubical like we always
did before getting to the nuts and bolts of company business.
"Period."
"Why not, Samantha? You should be
proud to be the five-time winner of the Great Fruitcake Bake-off. You're a
legend."
"Is being a legend in the
fruitcake world a good thing? It's exhausting finding the perfect recipe, then
bake and exhibit it. Besides, shouldn't somebody else win?"
Bethany's fists went to her hips.
"Sam, we're talking fruitcake. It's not groundbreaking like, like the
Declaration of Independence or...the Pyramids."
"I'm shocked to hear you say
that. Fruitcake is the cake of all time. It dates to--"
She bobbed her head. "To the
sixteenth century."
I raised my finger. "It gets a
bad--"
"Rap." She sighed a soul
searching blow of breath. "You always say that. You also always say you
love participating; yet, you're not defending your title this year."
"I've used up all of Grammie's
recipes."
"You could start over with the
first confection you entered five years ago, couldn't you?"
"It seems like cheating...in a
weird way. And I don't cheat."
"You are a shining example of
excellent values." Bethany drummed her fingers from the littlest to the
index and considered. "I've got it! Why not check online and find a
recipe?"
"They don't call you brainchild
for nothing." I rubbed a finger along the divot below my lower lip. A tiny
speck of excitement blossomed within me. "I'll need a brand new fruitcake.
I wouldn't want to be like Crazy Wanda who enters the same freakin' lump of
dough every freakin' year."
"It never hurts to expand your
repertoire, even if it's by collecting fruitcake recipes."
Here's the link to the 12 days of Christmas Blog hop: http://asyouwishreviews.blogspot.com/p/12-days-of-christmas-blog-hop.html
Thank you and Happy Holidays!
8 comments:
Sounds delicious!
Hi, Angela! It is!!! and yet, the naysayers are still not buying it. Maybe I should invite them over... lol. Hugs, vb
Yum, sounds great.
magic5905 at embarqmail dot com
Now this is a fruitcake everyone can enjoy! ghwasd at gmail dot com
Thank you magic and ghwasd. I appreciate you playing along.
Sounds good.
bacchus76 at myself dot com
Hi, Donna! It IS good! and so is the story (can you tell I'm proud of it?) Thanks for stopping.
BTW, love your kitty pix. Mine is 20 years old and has similar coloring as yours.
The quality of the hardware of a bag must be checked from the strap loops and the locking hooks. I will recommend this bag for purchase to anyone.
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