Christmas fruit cake? [Food/Vendor]
2011 Dec 16
Johanna The French Baker sells fruitcakes that are pretty boozey if I recall although it's been a couple of years since I bought one of their cakes. They are very moist though so if they are not boozey enough you could always add your own booze and the cake would absorb it very well.
Swiss Pastries also sells fruitcakes. Not sure about pouring booze over it but it might taste nice dunked in something - maybe a dessert wine of sorts?
La Bottega in the Byward Market and Nicastros on Merivale sells panettones and pandoros at this time of year and they taste nice dunked in a glass of wine.
I would also give a +1 the the Lansdowne Christmas Market.
AMR I would have to agree pretty well everything can be enhanced with a good dousing of liquor-;)
Swiss Pastries also sells fruitcakes. Not sure about pouring booze over it but it might taste nice dunked in something - maybe a dessert wine of sorts?
La Bottega in the Byward Market and Nicastros on Merivale sells panettones and pandoros at this time of year and they taste nice dunked in a glass of wine.
I would also give a +1 the the Lansdowne Christmas Market.
AMR I would have to agree pretty well everything can be enhanced with a good dousing of liquor-;)
2011 Dec 16
I got a couple of those long, strip cakes with pecans on top at Loblaws. Then I opened them up, put them into a container and poured a whole bottle of my rum vanilla in and let it sit. Every morning I turned them so a different face was in the rum vanilla and on the third face it was all soaked in. Then I wrapped them in plastic, then in foil and put them in the refrigerator where they've been ever since. I plan to open that delightful package on Christmas morning to get them ready for friends who are coming over for dinner. It should be delicious.
What can't be improved with a good 100 ml of rum?
What can't be improved with a good 100 ml of rum?
2011 Dec 18
Swiss pastries one is good- it has a lot of fruit in it and quite moist.
you can always buy a small slice if they have them to try in case you do not like their cake.
I usually put some liquor on their cake, but plain it is good too.
Swiss pastries also has a marzipan topped cake.
Alex's bakery had some fruitcake on Saturday.
There was just 2 left when I was there.
I bought one- they look pretty small and at home weighted the thing and it is 300 grams and cost $13.
Was told they put Brandy on it- did not taste tons of liquor though.
The cake is a bit dry and has a lot of small currants in it, some orange peel and almonds.
The top of the cake has a few candied cherries, a few macadamia nuts and one walnut on the top.
The nuts were glazed with some kind of syrup.
the cake is good, but would be better if it was less dry and had more variety of fruit in it.
Still, it is tasty.
Alex's bakery also had some Stollen cakes for $10.
I am trying to pick one up this week...hopefully.
Loblaws fruitcake would be my last choice- there is too many ingredients in there I do not want to eat: those chemical sounding things like propylene glycol and whatever.
you can always buy a small slice if they have them to try in case you do not like their cake.
I usually put some liquor on their cake, but plain it is good too.
Swiss pastries also has a marzipan topped cake.
Alex's bakery had some fruitcake on Saturday.
There was just 2 left when I was there.
I bought one- they look pretty small and at home weighted the thing and it is 300 grams and cost $13.
Was told they put Brandy on it- did not taste tons of liquor though.
The cake is a bit dry and has a lot of small currants in it, some orange peel and almonds.
The top of the cake has a few candied cherries, a few macadamia nuts and one walnut on the top.
The nuts were glazed with some kind of syrup.
the cake is good, but would be better if it was less dry and had more variety of fruit in it.
Still, it is tasty.
Alex's bakery also had some Stollen cakes for $10.
I am trying to pick one up this week...hopefully.
Loblaws fruitcake would be my last choice- there is too many ingredients in there I do not want to eat: those chemical sounding things like propylene glycol and whatever.
2011 Dec 19
Slightly off topic but I am on the hunt for a good plum pudding.
Used to get mine at The Cake Shop, but since they closed I can't find one that is locally made.
They used to steam their puddings for 8 hours so all we had to do was warm it up and serve with a nice brandy sauce.
So any recomendations would be useful. I don't want a supermarket pudding.
Made own fruit mince pies this year, as once again no Cake Shop.!
Used to get mine at The Cake Shop, but since they closed I can't find one that is locally made.
They used to steam their puddings for 8 hours so all we had to do was warm it up and serve with a nice brandy sauce.
So any recomendations would be useful. I don't want a supermarket pudding.
Made own fruit mince pies this year, as once again no Cake Shop.!
Johanna