Monday, December 03, 2012

Welcome Vicki Bateman and Not Your Grandma's Fruit Cake recipe!

Today, I'm thrilled to have Vicki Bateman on my blog, along with her recipe for Not Your Grandma's Fruit Cake (this one sounds so yummy, I'm going to have to try it for sure! I mean, how can you go wrong dipping ANYTHING in chocolate?) Welcome, Vicki!
She's also got a Christmas release, Twinkle Lights, out now!

Recipe: It Ain't Your Grandma's Fruit Cake
Fruit cake is maligned. And I'm here to make it delectable for everyone (and they won't even know it is fruitcake).

A good fruit cake (I use Collin Street Bakery)
Wilton Dark Cocoa Candy Melts
Wax paper
Drying rack


Cut the cake into bite-sized chunks. (Be sure to occasionally clean your knife).

In a microwavable bowl, pour in candy melts. Prepare according to directions.

Set cooling rack on top of sheet of waxed paper. Take a chunk of cake and dip into melted cocoa. Be sure all sides are coated.
Once cake is covered in cocoa, set on rack for cocoa to solidfy.

When cocoa is hardened, remove from rack and store in airtight container. Set in fridge. Will keep for a while.

Makes a lot of treats. Don't tell your guests what it is. They think they're eating an exotic dessert.

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Thanks for visiting, Vicki!

Shirley

13 comments:

  1. Thanks so much for having me today, Shirley! I have already made my fruit cake treats and am ready to party on now!

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  2. I LOVE the Collin Street Bakery fruitcakes. Never thought of dipping them in chocolate. Yum! Great idea, Vicki!

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    1. Come over and I'll share a bite with you, Liese!

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  3. Hi, Patti! I had a feeling some of you would like this. VBG!

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  4. Now that sounds like my kind of fruitcake. Especially the non-baking part!

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  5. Hi, Gail! Collin Street Bakery really has yummy fruitcakes. And chocolate rocks.

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    1. I don't do fruitcake, but this sounds like the yummy cakeballs I make. What a great way to enjoy a fruitcake someone has sent.

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    2. Hi, Liz! and can you email me the cake balls recipe???

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  6. I love fruitcake. Thanks for this.

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  7. I don't normally like fruitcake, but I do like Collin Street Bakery. And dipped in chocolate. Yummy!!

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    1. Hi, Marian! I love fruitcake too. We are special people. lol

      Hi, Karilyn! I think we just became an ad for Collin Street Bakery. lol

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  8. Thank you so much, Shirley, for having me here today to share a favorite holiday treat. Here's wishing a Happy Holiday to you and yours!

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