Cherry Marmalade Fruit Cake and the Holidays Baking Frenzy
It's that time of the year again...time when supermarkets bring out their baking goods display right at the entrance to tempt us into baking . You can find anything ..say from the plastic gingerbread spatula to candied green cherries ...and speaking of glazed cherries...it is also the time for fruit cakes . Fruit cakes, the quintessential holiday cake ...raise your hand if the mere mention of it rings back childhood memories of feasting on them or helping your mom beat the eggs in order to bake one ..fruit cakes for me takes me back to my convent school days , when they were given as a Christmas treat complete with Christmas carols playing on the intercom. No, I don't have the recipe for that particular fruit cake of my childhood , though it wouldn't hiurt to be in the possession of it .. purely for sentimental value. Enough of a trip down memory lane...coming back to the fruit cake mentioned in this blog ...This particular one does not require any pre...