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The Fruitcake Enigma: Dispelling Myths in Baking School

By Marianne Salina

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Why is it that such a happy, colorful, little cake receives so much ridicule year after year? Investigating the deep culinary roots that gave rise to the fruitcake reveals that the food's unsavory reputation simply comes from unlearned attempts at its recipe. Fruitcake is the embodiment of pleasurable ingredients: candied fruits, ginger, raisins, and a plethora of spices, achieving a food that explodes with vibrant flavor. Forget your images of bricks and cracked teeth: fruitcake has a longstanding culinary tradition--one that any baking school will prove quite tasty!

Rum, and Spice, and Everything Nice

Around 1493 when Columbus deposited loads of sugar cane into the Caribbean islands, a delectable ingredient in many a recipe was concocted: rum. Whiskey and cognac also do the trick for sweetening desserts, giving them a moist, gooey texture. But amateurs beware! A cake baking class is the proven (and recommended) approach to successfully achieving these elaborate desserts. Baking school offers a myriad of tips and techniques:

  • Ratios: In a cake as complex as one of the fruit variety, using just the right pinch of ginger, dab of vanilla, and splash of rum is critical and can make break a dessert.
  • Equipment: Fruitcakes require a voluminous bowl and just the right cake mold. Learn to select pans and dishware to shape and perfect your food's finish. Appearance is critical when it comes to wary fruitcake consumers!

Baking can be intimidating, especially when foods like fruitcake loom as heavy culinary feats. Cooking confidence is essential in times like these, and a cake baking class may be the best way to open hearts and mouths to a tasty world of pleasure. Forbidden fruitcake no more!

Sources

Coffee Cake Traditions-History of Coffee Cake

Fruitcake Weather

About the Author
Marianne Salina is a freelance writer in Spokane, Washington. She writes about pursuits in education and degree opportunities.