Damsel in dis Dress wrote:

> Here's the issue. Crash is a recovering alcoholic. He gave the
> fruitcake back to me after taking one slice and told me if he finished
> it, it would set him off. Rum was his drink of choice. He just asked
> me to hide the rest of the bottle. He can handle small amounts of
> other alcoholic beverages (wine, wine coolers, etc.), but not hard
> liquors.

Was this before or after you soaked the finished cake in booze?

Personally, I find it's perfectly fine without the after-bake soak. The
soaked fruit has cooked off and doesn't taste like "alcohol". I used to
like it soaked in booze too, but I'm on meds that conflict with it, and
so many of our friends around here are such anti-liquor extremists they
won't even use recipes that call for a few tablespoons of wine for fear
they'll taste it.

You might use brandy instead of rum to soak the fruit. Top the baked
cakes with a little powdered sugar before serving.



Dawn