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| Free Range Fruitcake Recipe courtesy Alton Brown Show: Good Eats Episode: Cable in the Classroom Overall User Rating:  |
i'm spoiled
12/29/2005 at 10:34am
User: ALEXANDRA from Bridgewater, NJ User Rating:
i've never had fruit cake before, so i'm completely spoiled with this one. i promised my boyfriend that i'd make him one, & i've been eating more of it than he has! the recipe was easy, and more importantly.... it's INCREDIBLE!!!
My relatives said it was too good to be called fruit cake
12/28/2004 at 04:38pm
User: ALICYN from Alexandria, VA User Rating:
This recipe is really great!!!! It takes time to make it, but it's not hard to execute. When you cook the fruit the aroma is amazing, this is a fun recipe and it tastes GREAT!!!
Better Than Outstanding
12/27/2005 at 08:40pm
User: Camille from Warren, MI User Rating:
When mixing the butter into the rum-soaked fruit, it simply was the mouth-watering aroma of butter rum . . . wow!! The best fruitcake I ever tasted and it was the first one I ever made!!!! I will make more. It cost me $8.50 to send one to my sister in Florida and well worth it!
Excellent, but too salty
12/24/2006 at 02:40am
User: SARAH from Davis, CA User Rating:
This fruitcake was, indeed, delicious and easy. However, I'm surprised nobody has mentioned how salty it is... my only modification was to use about 1/2c less fruit, and my cakes were terribly salty. From looking at other fruitcakes online, this recipe has almost 3x more salt than most. I'd reduce the salt to 1/2 or 3/4 t next time. Otherwise it was excellent.
the fruitcake for those who use to hate fruitcake
12/22/2006 at 11:18am
User: Michelle from Rosemead, CA User Rating:
I love this recipe. I prepare it and send a few loaves to my sister in Seattle WA who looks forward to it every year. I made a few loaves and had to give them away as I would have "chipped" away at them before Christmas. The reason this fruitcake is so popular (I believe) is the lack of those citrus candied fruits which many people dislike and the melding of the fruits through simmering with the rum and sugars, etc. Keep up the good work Alton. I love your show.
Fantastic fruit cake!!!
12/20/2004 at 10:49am
User: Anonymous User Rating:
My grandmother, who is from England, loves this cake it as it reminds her of the fruit cakes she used to make. I have converted the non fruitcake eaters of my family to fruitcake eaters!!! Everyone expects me to make this cake every Christmas. I highly recommend this recipe to anyone. It is a great holiday treat.
What great presents!
12/16/2004 at 06:22pm
User: GINNY from spokane, WA User Rating:
We made these last year (and this year) we used one of those mini loaf pans last year and all we have heard this year as the holidays draw near is "are you going to make bigger fruitcakes this year? If not, we want 2!" I bought most of the fruit in bulk at Fred Meyers so everything was actually pretty reasonable for a gift people love. We wrapped them in green cling wrap and tied them with red ribbon, so beautiful!
I love this cake
12/14/2004 at 02:54am
User: Anonymous User Rating:
I bake this cake recently. So Yummy delicious. Thanks Mr Brown!
Most awesome ever!
12/12/2004 at 12:44pm
User: DUANE from Houston, TX User Rating:
This shouldn't be called fruitcake, because all the other fruitcakes ever invented have given the word "fruitcake" a bad name. Maybe call it "fruitspicenutbread".
Soooo Good!
12/06/2006 at 09:57pm
User: Barbara from Rockford, IL User Rating:
I have a tried and true fruit cake recipe but decided to try this one and am so glad I did! It is absolutely delicious. I made a double batch and will be buying more dark rum tomorrow to make another double batch!
Good Eats Indeed
12/05/2005 at 05:16pm
User: Matt from West Haven, CT User Rating:
Once upon a time, I hated fruitcake. I am now a believer. This fruitcake will blow your mind. A Jamaican friend suggested making it darker, i.e., substitute brown sugar for some of the white sugar. I think I'll give it a try. A note on rum: as with wine, use only that which you would drink, preferably neat. I am a rum fanatic, so I chose Appleton Estate 12 yr. Pricey for cooking, but it shines through. You're a good man, Alton Brown.
The Absolute Best Fruitcake
12/04/2004 at 08:27pm
User: WILLIAM from Jefferson City, MO User Rating:
I converted three die-hard, fruitcake nay-sayers with this recipe. Will be making it this weekend.
superb free range fruitcake
12/03/2006 at 01:28am
User: eleanor from Mossyrock, WA User Rating:
This recipe for fruit cake is outstanding. I made one five years ago. Believe it or not ,it is still moist and delectable. Unbelievable. Just keep it moist and well wrapped and I think it would outlast me.
Excellent!
12/01/2005 at 10:10pm
User: Patricia from Houston, TX User Rating:
I have made it twice, the second time I did not use Brandy, only the Gold Rum, also I found out that the Zest of an orange and lemon is only the color part, if any of the white part gets in your recipe, it will make the cake have a bitter taste, I did those two things on my second try and it was the most delicious moist fruit cake I ever had, my family loved them.
Alton Brown's fruitcake
12/01/2005 at 11:44am
User: Mary from Fairfax, VA User Rating:
Very moist and delicious. Has a traditional fruitcake taste but fresher.
Super FruitCake
11/30/2005 at 04:04pm
User: Osvaldo from Miami, FL User Rating:
I been doing this fruitcake for the last 3 years and everybody love it!
I like fruitcake?
11/29/2007 at 01:07pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
This is a labor intensive (especially if multiplying recipe) process but so worth it! This is the first fruitcake I've enjoyed so it was the first fruitcake I made and sent out as gifts. It is yummmmy!
Turned out great
11/28/2006 at 08:05pm
User: Josh from Rancho Cucamonga, CA User Rating:
I was worried because it was green when I put it in the oven, but the color turned a nice dark brown after it baked. My in-laws want the recipe. Unfortunately we ate it all before we could find out if it got better after a month or so.
Spectacular! (& substitution ideas)
11/22/2006 at 11:41am
User: Sharon from Snow Hill, MD User Rating:
I have baked free range fruitcakes twice now and will again before the holidays. It just disapears! The first time I mixed it up I didn't have dark rum to soak the fruit so substituted hazelnut liqueur which was great with it. It is hard to find currents so I've added candied orange peel and dates with good results. The recipe bakes well in smaller containers, even oven safe bowls or fancy individual bundt pans. My family will never want any other fruitcake, this one is superb! Thanks Alton!
OhMyGosh IT'S SOOOO GOOD!
11/20/2004 at 08:46pm
User: VALORIE from Palm Harbor, FL User Rating:
As a fruitcake skeptic but loyal student of the Altonian Principles of Culinary Science... I made 2 of these cakes. I am so impressed! The cakes are moist and are not overpowering. The dried fruits plumped nicely and bring a lot of flavor and texture to the party. It slices beautifully. This is a cake I am very proud to serve and would absolutely give as gifts. I recommend making this cake 2 weeks in advance of serving but there is no doubt in my mind that this cake would stay fresh and edible for many months with proper spritzing and storage. It can only get better.
WONDERFUL!
11/14/2005 at 06:12pm
User: FRAN from Houston, TX User Rating:
Made this fruitcake for my family last Christmas and they RAVED about it! They preferred this fruitcake over the nasty candied fruitcake seen in the supermarkets! Will make this every year from now on!
Won Me Over
10/26/2006 at 10:54pm
User: Constance from Wales, WI User Rating:
I hate fruit cake. I made this cake with my daughter and gave it all away...and regretted it because when I did try a piece, it was wonderful. Will be making two double batches this year. It's a keeper.
Yes to Fruitcake!
10/21/2005 at 02:51pm
User: Deanna from Redwood City, CA User Rating:
This is the first fruitcake I've ever enjoyed. The change from those candied fruits sure helped. It's also the first I've ever sent out to family members (who loved it). I'll be making at least one loaf (for myself) this year...more if others are lucky.
The greatest fruitcake ever made
09/23/2005 at 06:13pm
User: SHANNON from Woodridge, IL User Rating:
My husband made this wonderful fruitcake last year for Christmas, and everyone loved it! We plan to make several small loaves to give as gifts this year. Try it, you'll love it too, even if you (think you) hate fruitcake.
Made me very popular at Christmastime
08/30/2006 at 02:41pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
Soak it in a good Bourbon and see how many new friends you get!
Free Range Fruitcake
07/15/2007 at 10:11pm
User: Thomas from New Richmond, WI User Rating:
This is the only fruitcake I will ever eat! I was leary at first to make it due to my aversion to fruitcake but Alton Brown made it sound so good I had to try it. I make it every year and just love it! Tom
yum!
07/13/2007 at 11:38pm
User: Cait from Medford, OR User Rating:
just like my greatgrandma used to make!
A fruitcake convert!
07/06/2004 at 05:56pm
User: MERRYN from Alameda, CA User Rating:
Was was there to like about fruitcake? It was bitter, had funny colored fruit in it and tasted, well, not very festive. This fruitcake changed my mind (and that of many others). I have made it for the past 3 years and it is a new family tradition. I often serve it to people and don't tell them that it's fruitcake - when they asked they are very suprised. It also keeps VERY well. I have had a loaf for over a year and it's still good. Heck, if the Scots used to keep fruitcake as long as their marriage I figure a year makes my fruitckae a baby. And it tastes better as it ages!
Free Range Fruitcake
06/11/2004 at 09:45pm
User: JIM from abington, PA User Rating:
An excellent recipe for fruitcake. The fruitcake turned out perfectly. It was quite expensive to buy all of the necessary ingredients since I didn't have many handy.
brown great bake fruitcake
05/06/2005 at 01:49pm
User: YOLANDA from chicago, IL User Rating:
finding a few ingrediants were difficult to find in my area so i either deleted or improvised, both times it worked out well
Everyone wanted this fruitcake!
03/24/2006 at 07:33am
User: Virginia from Plattsburgh, NY User Rating:
This fruitcake was so tasty and simple! The flavors and aromas were so rich! All of my guests could not believe that it really was the infamous "fruitcake". I will not just be saving this recipe for holiday time!
Tremendous!
02/20/2005 at 10:55am
User: CHARLES from Oxford, GA User Rating:
I've been using this recipe the last couple of years. Never seen a fruitcake disappear so fast. Go with a cup of pecan's if you're a pecan fan. I prefer to skip the brandy and just use the gold rum to spritz it with.
A most excellent fruitcake.
02/11/2007 at 03:31pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
This is the only fruitcake I will make from now on. I just loved the fruits in this cake.
tasty
01/15/2007 at 07:01pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
I would give it 5 stars on taste alone, but have to reduce it to 3 stars for practicality due to the amount of fat and refined ingredients. I'll make it as is for Giftmas from now on, but I'd like to try to make a more healthful version for the rest of the year.
Wonderful Recipe!!
01/08/2005 at 09:18am
User: WYNDSTARR from Largo, FL User Rating:
Finally, a FruitCake that can actually be eaten!! I've even made some FruitCake converts with this recipe :-) I have to live Gluten-Free...that means NO flour in anything!! Recipes don't always translate well...but this one worked well. Finding a GF alcohol can be difficult, but changing the flour to GF flour was easy. I served this FruitCake to over a dozen guests and they ALL enjoyed it. Thank you!! WyndStarr (GlutenFreeFlorida@yahoogroups.com)
alex
01/03/2006 at 03:42pm
User: alex from Auburn, CA User Rating:
We have a running joke in our family that fruit cake cannot be appreciated by anyone under the age of 65.Wrong! This recipe produces a dense and flavorful cake without the addition of those wierd gummy bear like pieces of "citron" found in many fruit cakes.I ate half of the first batch that I was intending on giving as gifts.A new tradition has been born!
Fabulous Fruitcake
01/01/2007 at 07:59pm
User: JEFFREY from Houston, TX User Rating:
First, when I was cooking up the macerated fruit, my family pleaded to just refrigerate it and use it as an ice cream topping (probably not a bad idea at that!). But when the cake was baked, it took some real discipline around here to hold off two weeks. I admit to enjoying even those candied "fruit" versions, but this is the absolute best. It was devoured by those who hate fruitcake as voraciously as those who adore it. Has anyone prepared mini-loafs? How long should they bake??