Beat me to it @sueh21 . I was about to go hunting for a tinned pineapple one, but don't need to now and can stay in my comfy chairPre-diabetesI made this one a lot http://recipesfromacornishkitchen.blogspot.com/2013/09/pineapple-fruit-cake.html ,the pineapple makes it lovely and moist. It is sometimes difficult to find crushed pineapple but you can use,rings or pieces and whizz them in a blender(add the juice as well)
It was the rain water from the storm flooding into the cable, whole village affected.... luckily fixed within the hour. Local telephone exchange floods regularly too, but not so vital in these days of mobilesbut in our case it was a fault in an underground cable.
Before diagnosis, I used to adore my late MIL's Dundee cake @Annb. It was never dry, but not puddingy either.I'm looking for a recipe for a nice, moist fruit cake. I have several fruit cake recipes but I'm not convinced that they are not too dry. Fruit cake is my brother's favourite and I want to have one available when they visit - not a Christmas type cake, you understand, but an afternoon tea kind of cake. Does anyone have a trusted recipe I could borrow?
So not unrelated to weather patterns then @MrsA2. More action could be taken to mitigate against flood damage, IMO.It was the rain water from the storm flooding into the cable, whole village affected.... luckily fixed within the hour. Local telephone exchange floods regularly too, but not so vital in these days of mobiles
I worked in the health food shop over 40 years ago a long, long time before I was diagnosed with diabetes. I haven't seen it for years altho it could have contributed to becoming diabeticThe halva once available from health food shops @RosemaryJackson was made with vanilla flavoured sesame seeds and was choc full of sugar. (I dread to think what it would do to blood glucose levels!) If memory serves, the brand I encountered was imported from Israel.
Of course nothing you can buy tastes half as good as things you make yourself.
I'm looking for a recipe for a nice, moist fruit cake. I have several fruit cake recipes but I'm not convinced that they are not too dry. Fruit cake is my brother's favourite and I want to have one available when they visit - not a Christmas type cake, you understand, but an afternoon tea kind of cake. Does anyone have a trusted recipe I could borrow?
Another recipe that looks good. Which to choose, which to choose?This is the one I use - still do but for others I stay away from it! I use ordinary tea and use marmalade rather than peel. I also soak fruit in tea overnight which really plumps up the fruitVery Fruity Irish Tea Cake
There are many versions of this and the type of tea used varies from what I call common tea to… you name it. But more importantly we have crammed in as much fruit as we could. Thus it keeps very moist and, later on, toasts beautifully. The Delia Online Cookery School: You can watch how to make...www.deliaonline.com
When in doubt always go for the Delia!Another recipe that looks good. Which to choose, which to choose?
Happy birthday @shelley262. Clever youngest son, devising a birthday cake you could all share.Had close family over to celebrate my birthday it's tomorrow but youngest son working. Lovely time together photo of my youngest as eldest struggles with even being there definitely no photos. He used Waitrose chocolate mini cupcakes for most and a low carb chocolate brownie for me so that I got to blow the candles out
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I might make both and let my brother decide which is best. He is the fruit cake fan/expert. Any left over will be used by someone - I don't expect "Royal Visitors" will want to take it away with them - not much space on the bus for cakes.When in doubt always go for the Delia!
That's life advice that never fails, has stood me in good stead many times. Never had a recipe of hers fail.
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