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LET’S MAKE A FRUITCAKE!
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Have you ever wanted to make a fruitcake but had no idea where to start? Here’s your chance to learn how! Food blogger and fruitcake pro Megan Keno of Country Cleaver, along with Cherry Bombe’s Donna Yen, will demo this holiday classic, answering any questions and showing the best tips and tricks for the recipe project.
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megan's FRUITCAKE RECIPE
Fruitcake Grocery List
California Prunes (1 cup)
Golden Raisins (1 cup)
Zante Dried Currants (1 cup)
Other Dried Fruits, such as Apples and Apricots (1½ cups)
Bottle of Brandy
Eggs (3)
Shredded Zucchini (enough for 2 cups)
Vegetable Oil (1 cup)
Vanilla Extract (1 tablespoon)
Brown Sugar (2 cups)
AP Flour (3 cups)
Baking Soda (2 teaspoons)
Baking Powder (½ teaspoon)
Salt (1 teaspoon)
Cinnamon (1 tablespoon)
Ground Allspice (2 teaspoons)
Nutmeg (1 teaspoon)
Cloves(1 teaspoon)
Pecans (¾ cup, chopped)
Walnuts (¾ cup, chopped)
Cheesecloth
Foil
Required Equipment
2 Loaf Pans
1 or 2 Quart Jars
1 Large Mixing Bowl
Timeline
One Day Ahead
Marinate your California Prunes and other dried fruits in brandy (you can also soak a week ahead if desired!)
Day Of
Assemble mise en place
Bake fruitcake
Prepare cheesecloth
Week One
Add more brandy
Week Two
Reveal & enjoy, or continue to add brandy!
check out megan’s book IN OUR FRIENDSGIVING LIBRARY!
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MORE ABOUT our guests
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MEGAN KENO
Megan Keno is a professional recipe developer, cookbook author, food photographer, and founder of Country Cleaver, a food blog celebrating the wonders of country living on a small suburban scale. Her cookbook Cast Iron Gourmet was published in 2017, celebrating her affinity for cast iron cooking, and demystifying it for new age cooks. Megan’s work has been published online, in various print media, and on The Pioneer Woman’s website Tasty Kitchen, where she was a contributing writer, and Simply Recipes where her recipes are showcased regularly. When Megan is not in the kitchen, she works full time as a project manager for large aviation construction projects, and spends time with her husband Ben, two young sons, their dog Huckleberry, and the newly added chickens…that her husband reluctantly tolerates.
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donna yen
Donna is Cherry Bombe’s Events and Membership Director.