Made with sugar, whole Brazil nuts, walnuts, pitted dates, raisins, candied orange peel, candied green cherries, candied red cherries, flour, baking powder
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Holiday Cakes
Festive cakes for the holidays like gingerbread cakes for Christmas, king cake for Mardi Gras and fun Easter cakes.
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Brazil Nut Christmas Fruit Cake
Gallagher's Gingerbread
Made with brown sugar, baking soda, water, flour, ground ginger, cinnamon, ground cloves, allspice, nutmeg
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Bourbon Bread
Made with baking powder, sugar, eggs, milk, oil, bourbon whiskey, canned fruit mix, vanilla extract, orange flavoring
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Ground Almond Fruit Cake
Made with seedless dates, mixed peel, red glace cherries, green glace cherries, Brazil nuts, raisins, pecans or walnuts, packaged ground almonds, baking powder, eggs
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Grandma's Dried Apple Fruitcake
Made with dried apples, water, brown sugar, sugar, shortening, molasses, buttermilk, salt, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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New Orleans Fruit Cake
Made with dates, candied cherries, candied pineapple, sugar, eggs, pecans, vanilla extract, flour, baking powder
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Bourbon Pecan Cake
Made with baking powder, pecan halves, whole red candied cherries, seedless white raisins, bourbon, butter, sugar, dark brown sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Jelly Bean Cake
Made with powdered sugar, flour, jelly beans, sugar, butter, cream cheese, vanilla extract, eggs, baking powder, salt
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
White Christmas White Fruit Cake
Made with vanilla extract, salt, baking powder, candied cherries, candied pineapple, pecans, butter or margarine, confectioners' sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Southern Fruitcake
Made with candied pineapple, dried peaches or apricots, raisins, all-purpose flour, butter or margarine, brown sugar, eggs, peach or apricot nectar, honey, milk
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Fast N Fabulous Fruitcake
Made with glace cherries, walnuts, all-purpose flour, baking soda, eggs, mincemeat, sweetened condensed milk, mixed glazed fruit
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Traditional Dark Fruit Cake
Made with candied citrus peel, raisins, dark raisins, currants, rum or brandy, almonds, walnuts, all-purpose flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Pineapple-Macadamia Fruitcake
Made with vanilla extract, pineapple extract, milk, eggs, candied pineapple chunks, macadamia nuts, flaked coconut, flour, sugar, butter or margarine
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Dillard House Buttermilk Gingerbread with Lemon Sauce
Made with ground cinnamon, ground ginger, baking soda, buttermilk, cornstarch, salt, sugar, water, lemon rind
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Easter Bonnet Cake
Made with yellow food coloring, lemon cake mix, lemon zest, confectioners' sugar, butter or margarine, cream cheese, lemon juice
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Grasmere Gingerbread
Made with golden syrup, butter, oatmeal, baking powder, ground ginger, allspice, muscovado sugar
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Christmas Rainbow Cake
Made with Cool Whip, water, lime gelatin powder, white cake mix, cherry gelatin powder
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Canadian Rum Cake
Made with walnuts, butter, brown sugar, baking soda, eggs, water, all-purpose flour, salt, rum
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Easter Angel Cake
Made with jelly beans, green food coloring, angel food cake mix, frozen whipped cream topping, flaked coconut
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Lemon Fruit Cake
Made with eggs, candied pineapple, sugar, flour, butter, baking powder, salt, lemon extract, pecans, candied cherries
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Marshmallow Peep Easter Basket Cake
Made with Peeps orange creme eggs, Peeps strawberry creme eggs, Mike & Ike Easter treats, vanilla cake mix, vanilla cake icing, bright blue or turquoise food...
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Beer Fruitcake
Made with beer, raisins, pitted dates, dried apples, dried apricots, all-purpose flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice, cloves
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Mrs. Claus' Eggnog Cake With Whipped Cream Frosting
Made with ground nutmeg, cornstarch, eggnog, rum extract, heavy whipping cream, sugar, salt, vanilla extract
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Easy Gingerbread
Made with sugar, molasses, vegetable oil, eggs, cinnamon, milk, vinegar, baking soda, ginger, nutmeg
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Glorious Golden Fruitcake
Made with baking powder, salt, butter, sugar, eggs, milk, walnuts, raisins, candied pineapple, red candied cherries
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Christmas Eggnog Pound Cake
Made with coconut extract, butter, shortening, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, eggnog, flaked coconut, sugar, eggs, lemon extract
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Jamaican Fruit Cake
Made with sugar, flour, baking powder, raisins, citron, mixed citrus peel, crystallized cherries, nuts, limes, butter
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Cranberry Apple Dump It Cake
Made with almonds, walnuts or granola, whole cranberries, apple pie filling, yellow cake mix, butter
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Best Ever Gingerbread
Made with ground cloves, sugar, vegetable oil, molasses, baking soda, water, flour, ground ginger, ground cinnamon
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Christmas Beer Cake
Made with flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, butter or margarine, sugar, eggs, sour cream, beer, vanilla extract
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Pumpkin Rum Pound Cake
Made with rum, butter, sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pumpkin puree, ground cinnamon
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Eggnog Rum Cake
Made with rum, yellow cake mix, vanilla pudding mix, butter flavoring, whipping cream, vegetable oil, eggs, nutmeg, sugar
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Gingerbread With Hot Buttered Rum Sauce
Made with flour, soda, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, eggs, buttermilk, pecans, sugar
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Stained Glass Fruit Cake
Made with vanilla, baking powder, sugar, flour, eggs, red candied cherries, green candied cherries, candied pineapple, pecan halves, dates
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Daffodil Cake (Easter Dinner Cake)
Made with powdered sugar, egg whites, cream of tartar, vanilla extract, salt, sugar, cake flour, baking powder, egg yolks, lemon juice
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Aunt Alice's Ice Box Fruit Cake
Made with maraschino cherries, pecans, butter, graham crackers, marshmallows, raisins, coconut
Time: over 2 hours
Japanese Fruitcake
Made with all-purpose flour, baking powder, ground cloves, ground allspice, cinnamon, milk, candied fruit, raisins, nuts
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Easter Sunshine Cake
Made with coconut, oil, eggs, orange gelatin powder, water, crushed pineapple, confectioners' sugar, orange cake mix
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Gramercy Tavern Gingerbread
Made with dark molasses, baking soda, all-purpose flour, baking powder, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, nutmeg, ground cardamom, eggs
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Quick Bread Fruitcake
Made with candied pineapple, candied cherries, raisins, eggs, water, cranberry quick bread mix, date or nut quick bread mix, pecans
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Easy Easter Bunny Cupcakes
Made with cake flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, butter, milk, eggs, vanilla extract, corn syrup
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Gingerbread In A Jar
Made with ginger, salt, baking soda, baking powder, flour, molasses, eggs, shortening, sugar, brown sugar
Time: 1-2 hours
Alaskan Sourdough Fruitcake
Made with salt, blackberry cordial, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, sourdough starter, mace, butter, candied fruit
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Microwave Brandied Fruitcake
Made with baking powder, walnuts, brandy or apple juice, eggs, vanilla extract, mixed candied fruit, raisins, butter or margarine, sugar, flour
Method: microwave
Time: 30-60 minutes
Easy Fruitcake
Made with chopped nuts, raisins, yellow cake mix, sour cream, eggs, candied citron
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Hot Water Gingerbread
Made with butter, molasses, soda, water, ginger, flour, salt
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Two-Tone Fruitcake
Made with golden raisins, dried apricots, whole almonds, candied pineapple, citron peel, ground ginger, almond extract, brandy, sherry or orange juice, butter or margarine
Method: oven
Time: over 2 hours
Christmas Tree Cake
Made with pretzel rods, peppermint candies, cake mix, confectioners' sugar, shortening, water, non-dairy creamer, vanilla extract, salt, green food coloring
Time: 1-2 hours
Easy Eggnog Cake
Made with cream, yellow cake mix, eggnog, oil, eggs, rum
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Crushed Pineapple Fruitcake
Made with mixed peel, butter, sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, almond extract, golden raisins, red glace cherries
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
It may look like a sad little package shoved in the back of your freezer, but frozen spinach actually has a lot of culinary uses (and some may surprise you).
A can of cream of mushroom soup can be a real dinner saver. It works great in casseroles and can turn into a sauce or gravy in a pinch.
The name, vodka, comes from the Russian phrase zhiznennaia voda, or "water of life". It can be made from everything from potatoes to beets. It's considered to be fairly flavorless which makes it a great liquor for mixed drinks.