Let the merriment begin!
Monday, December 19, 2011 at 12:01PM Truly, my favorite part of Christmas.
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I splurged and bought the KAF mini pans, they are so nice and heavy! I think the fruit cakes baked up nicer in the smaller loaf pans.
I know many of you have tried my recipe for these and I say to brush on the brandy after baking… but I will just go ahead and confess that I pour it on. LOL You notice how much of the bottle I used, and not a drop dripped through, they can obviously take some more! Also, my fruit has been marinating in brandy since summer this year. These are very special cakes this year!
I spent the morning re-organizing the folders in my IntelliQuilter by type instead of designer, which is how it shipped. I’ve put everything into blocks, borders, corners, setting triangles, motifs, feathers and pantos. I may tweak that more, but it seemed prudent to deal with it before I purchase a gazillion more patterns.
Reader Comments (8)
CJ, When you use the smaller pans did you adjust the cooking time? I made them last year, truly not your grandmother's fruitcake--I hate the citron, but love lemons. Diane in CT
You are the first badge on my little blog! Thank you CJ!
I have the same question as Diane. How much did you adjust the baking time?
Ok, CJ...I am admitting to you that fruit cake is right up there on my list between brussel sprouts and Lima beans...gagging!
Your fruitcakes look Yummy! I just adore KAF...almost as much as Williams-Sonoma.
Hi CJ, I make a fruitcake cookie. They are called Lizzies. It is from a Woman's Day cookbook from 1966. I soak the fruit the fast way. Bourbon and in the microwave. Works great. I should make them all year as my family loves them. The recipe makes over 100 cookies. We always think of our Mom making fruitcake your way back in the 1940's to send to her brothers during the war. I can still see her wrapping them in cheese cloth in the tins and soaking them with "booze"
Merry Christmas
I "pour it on" too, but I lift a leg while doing it (Captain Morgan lifting-leg) style....ROFLOL
I can't wait to see your work with the Intelliquilter! And would love to try your fruit cakes.