tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post767616727794552470..comments2024-03-27T19:25:02.619-07:00Comments on hostess of the humble bungalow: "The Official Fruitcake of the Humble Bungalow"hostess of the humble bungalowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-6371588506514327042011-12-02T21:06:54.068-08:002011-12-02T21:06:54.068-08:00Lorrie- I hope that you like it...I will look for ...Lorrie- I hope that you like it...I will look for your post tomorrow!hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-50920717681005467192011-12-02T18:08:12.940-08:002011-12-02T18:08:12.940-08:00Dear Hostess:
I made your lovely fruitcake, but n...Dear Hostess:<br /><br />I made your lovely fruitcake, but not without incident. I put up a post about it that will publish tomorrow (Saturday). <br /><br />It's delicious. Thank you.Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-16290307737523681322011-11-29T05:35:26.444-08:002011-11-29T05:35:26.444-08:00My grandmother always made a version of fruit cake...My grandmother always made a version of fruit cake she referred to as "friendship cake" (it must be a Texas thang). We would freeze it and end up eating it in March - toasted, with a big thick pat of butter. For our own baking, my mother always made stolen that she stuffed with almond paste. Yummy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-92206657206372667052011-11-28T22:38:22.711-08:002011-11-28T22:38:22.711-08:00My mother has always made two kinds of fruitcake a...My mother has always made two kinds of fruitcake and sent them to us. This year, for the first time, she is not making the cakes and I'm looking for a substitute. I'll let you know if I make this one - the marzipan bits sound intriguing.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-3438416479707083822011-11-28T22:02:33.475-08:002011-11-28T22:02:33.475-08:00Be still my heart...I love fruitcake, my mother-in...Be still my heart...I love fruitcake, my mother-in-law used to make a blond fruitcake every year and it was devine, I wish I would have gotten the recipe. Yours sounds delicious!La Vie Quotidiennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348063467803160245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-89182397501736876782011-11-28T19:01:02.903-08:002011-11-28T19:01:02.903-08:00I must get myself organised and purchase ingredien...I must get myself organised and purchase ingredients for Christmas cooking including the fruitcake. It's a whopper cake and labour intensive but worth it.<br />I used spelt flour last year and it was a success, one couldn't tell the difference.<br />xxAnnie ~ Red Roses and Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02054762115763930358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-50060793813382840662011-11-28T18:50:18.625-08:002011-11-28T18:50:18.625-08:00Oh, this looks SO tempting! If I'm able to car...Oh, this looks SO tempting! If I'm able to carve out any time for baking this holiday season, may have to give this one a go.Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-30170464626394609882011-11-28T17:08:37.318-08:002011-11-28T17:08:37.318-08:00A labour of love for sure! We are grateful for the...A labour of love for sure! We are grateful for the decades-long Christmas gift of our former housekeeper, who makes the most decadent rum cake. It summons Christmas for us as on other treat. She has promised to send us this cake by mail, and we're all waiting.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-8859688200968984362011-11-28T14:01:41.034-08:002011-11-28T14:01:41.034-08:00@fashion and frank,
we also eat gluten free - i...@fashion and frank,<br />we also eat gluten free - i'm going to substitute a mixture of almond and rice flour for the "all purpose" flour, and you could use margarine instead of butter to take care of the dairy. i substitute gluten free flour all the time in recipes and find it works out great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-80928849110846573202011-11-28T10:22:04.282-08:002011-11-28T10:22:04.282-08:00Oh gosh that looks so good - i hate to admit it es...Oh gosh that looks so good - i hate to admit it esp in light of your yummy endeavours but i buy an organic, gluten and dairy free one - it is not so yummy but i dont know how good a homemade one would be given the restrictions - one year i am going to find out xx<br /><br />http://fashionandfrank.blogspot.com/fashion and frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03681520042733151420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-54451231351201250222011-11-28T09:42:55.487-08:002011-11-28T09:42:55.487-08:00Your cake looks better than the average, but whene...Your cake looks better than the average, but whenever I think of fruitcake I can't help but think of the irish song "Miss Fogarty's Christmas Cake" ;)Sue/the view from great islandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366703419148959445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-37668376844057357002011-11-28T09:37:57.448-08:002011-11-28T09:37:57.448-08:00I'm looking for a new fruitcake recipe this ye...I'm looking for a new fruitcake recipe this year and this sounds like something my husband would like. I don't eat it myself. The marzipan bits in the cake sound interesting. I'll let you know if I make it.Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-83758853834392977452011-11-28T09:22:42.457-08:002011-11-28T09:22:42.457-08:008 eggs sounds a lot. I think I'll give your re...8 eggs sounds a lot. I think I'll give your recipe a try but might opt to reduce the eggs to 6 or 5 and add some baking soda. Otherwise this looks yummy, especially the marzipan bits. I can never resist it.coffeeaddicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08719243899202995984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-29995150146950426992011-11-28T09:15:26.908-08:002011-11-28T09:15:26.908-08:00Wow, this looks delicious and may give it a try. ...Wow, this looks delicious and may give it a try. I am the only fruitcake person in my family. Sometimes I think I need to start a "support group" for those of us who love it!Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00235496900839925466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-65138586788674682352011-11-28T08:59:37.236-08:002011-11-28T08:59:37.236-08:00Wow, hou. I could simply not manage to bake anythi...Wow, hou. I could simply not manage to bake anything this complicated, never. I think that I´ll just take a piece of chocolate and hide in shame into my own room ; )!mettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732534795009852825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-66907567790544050012011-11-28T07:57:50.807-08:002011-11-28T07:57:50.807-08:00I am not a fan of fruitcake but yours sounds much ...I am not a fan of fruitcake but yours sounds much better than the cakes I have tasted. The fruitcakes I usually come across have those artificially bright green and red candied cherries - yuck. Your bread looks almost healthy - nothing artificial about it. Just like you! xoxoAdrienne Shubinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05826463555838820028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-68472975769646688702011-11-28T07:55:22.902-08:002011-11-28T07:55:22.902-08:00I used to make one that sounds very much like your...I used to make one that sounds very much like your mother's. I loved ladling the rum or brandy over it daily! But it was very heavy, as you mentioned. This golden fruitcake looks great - might try it out this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-61977759993500828112011-11-28T07:32:48.349-08:002011-11-28T07:32:48.349-08:00I will definitely have to try out your recipe, I a...I will definitely have to try out your recipe, I am a huge fan of fruitcake!!<br />Hope you don't mind that I added your post to my daily online paper The Charmed Life Daily, take a peek if you have a minute!<br />http://paper.li/lilylemontree/a-charmed-life-5<br />xoAnastasia Schembrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05211914004943479346noreply@blogger.com