On Friday, September 19, 2014 12:59:10 AM UTC+1, wrote:
> On 18 Sep 2014 23:41:52 GMT, notbob > wrote:
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On 2014-09-18, Dave Smith > wrote:
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Are you looking to make a dark or a light fruitcake. I make a light one Is dark vs light due to adding spirits or not or are there two different doughs?
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Dark is nearly all fruit with enough batter to hold it together and the spirits. Light is just a pretend fruit cake

I like to soak the fruit with as much brandy as the fruit can take, then periodically add more after it has baked. Definitely a drunken cake.

Being diabetic I don't use marzipan or ice the cake, but I do stud the top of the cake with whole nuts before it goes in the oven. Then after it has baked I glaze the top with sieved apricot jam.

Cherry