Great idea Trish ! ... I'll see what works to get at least the list of ingredients. I have tried the "fruit cakes" In the USA which I buy in Seattle and they look kind of dry very, very sweet. I prefer the taste and the moisture of what I have known all my life which some call "Pudding" ...the raisins and the fruits are moist and probably have been sitting on liquor (brandy, rum or cognac) for a while. It is very, very delicious. I think, I am getting the idea. The fruit cake is a pudding but dry and the pudding is a fruitcake but moist ...lol ... Thanks for your posting ...it all makes sense now. Tricia Boyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Among the British, the term "pudding" can be used for any sweet or dessert. The term "pudding cake" would be used to describe a cake which is sweet rather than savory (like crab cakes or potato cakes, etc). So it was likely a fruit cake, but also a pudding cake :-)
There are about as many recipes for fruit cake as there are bakers who make it. Your best bet if you want to recreate it is to get the name of the bakery and call them. Ask for an ingredient list (in the US, they are required to provide one if asked). If you don't mind being dishonest, tell them that you are considering ordering one, but several of your friends have allergies and you want to be sure it will be safe for them to consume. Once you have this list, it will make it easier for you to seek out a similar recipe. Good luck! Trish -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Patrizio Sent: Friday, November 25, 2005 4:18 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [CAKE-RECIPE] What is the different between a fruit cake and a pudding cake ? And ... Hi Lavanda ! Hi Everyone ! I have not posted anything as of late and I guess nothing on this site. I am wondering what is the different about a regular fruit cake and a pudding cake ? The other day I went to a party and they serve this delicious cake which to me it was what I have known all my life as a fruit cake ... a dark moist cake bathed in rum and/or cognac ...it was very sweet and very tasty ...it has dried fruits in it, raisins, dried plums. And was iced with regular icing (decorated like in a wedding cake)...The cake was very moist. Some said it was a pudding cake and others that it was a fruit cake. I am sure I will get an answer here because there are some good chefs and bakers in these groups. Does anyone has a recipe to duplicate this cake ? No one at the party knew how to make it. They ordered it from a bakery (I don't remember the name at this moment). Thanks. Patrizio. ps. for my American friends ...hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving day holiday. Yahoo! Groups Links --------------------------------- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "CAKE-RECIPE" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- --------------------------------- Find your next car at Yahoo! Canada Autos [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give at-risk students the materials they need to succeed at DonorsChoose.org! http://us.click.yahoo.com/wlSUMA/LpQLAA/E2hLAA/QXMplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAKE-RECIPE/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
