Icebox Fruitcake Recipe - Southern Plate (2024)

FAQs

What are the ingredients in Southern Supreme fruitcake? ›

Our old fashioned cake is made in our kitchen with the best of everything a proper fruitcake should have. And, plenty of it too; with rich English walnuts, fresh pecans, golden raisins, dates, pineapple and candied cherries.

Fruitcakes are traditionally aged in a cloth wrapping of alcohol for at least five weeks. The alcohol preserves the cakes, fruits, and nuts within, and keeps everything moist.

For best quality, a fruit cake that is tightly wrapped with aluminum foil or saran warp can be stored for up to 1 month in a cool, dark pantry, 6 months in the refrigerator, and 12 months in a freezer. Check often for signs of spoilage, and if mold or off-odors develop, discard the cake.

You could then thaw the cake a week in advance. Or keep the cake in a refrigerator but make sure that it is really well wrapped so that it doesn't absorb the odours of other ingredients in the fridge.

The trifecta of sugar, low moisture ingredients and some high-proof spirits make fruitcakes some of the longest-lasting foods in the world.

This can happen for a variety of reasons ranging from type of flour, not enough eggs/wrong size eggs, not enough liquid or fats and even storage. 'Causes of crumbly fruit cake'.

Cakes crumble because they've dried out too much. From years of baking, I know that dry cakes happen for one of two reasons; using too much of your dry ingredients or over-baking your cake.

The ratio of wet to dry ingredients determines a cake's moisture level. If there's simply too much flour and not enough butter, a cake will taste dry. On the other hand, if there's too much milk and not enough flour, a cake will taste too wet. Finding the right balance between wet and dry ingredients is key.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, these seemingly indestructible pastries typically stay fresh for six months in the pantry and up to a year when refrigerated. But anecdotally we know that they can last for decades; some of the oldest have been preserved for more than a century.

Can fruit cake last 100 years? ›

From recipe to scientific experiment!

The chemical composition of the cake makes it possible to keep it for a 100 years. Indeed, its density prevents bacteria and mold to proliferate and its alcohol content makes it more sanitized, which also has an impact on its conservation.

In a typical freezer, fruitcake can usually be stored for at least six months. Similar to regular storage, you'll want to wrap the fruitcake in plastic wrap, then wrap your cake in foil, and place your double-wrapped cake in an airtight container and in the freezer.

If your recipe says to season your fruitcake, here's how to do it: Allow cakes to cool in pans on racks. When cooled, remove cakes from pans and remove parchment paper. Brush cakes generously with sweet sherry, brandy, rum, port, liqueur or fruit juice; do not use wine.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says that fruitcake will last two to three months in the refrigerator without spoiling, and will maintain its quality if stored up to a year in the freezer.

However, an unfrosted cake such as a pound cake or a fruit cake can be stored at room temperature for up to a week. It's important to keep the cake covered in an airtight container or wrapped in plastic wrap to prevent it from drying out or becoming stale.

Our fruitcakes have a six month shelf life. We have decided if you refrigerate your fruitcake after opening, it will stay firmer and will be easier to slice with a serrated knife. For international orders please call 336-581-3141.

Fruitcakes were so rich, they were considered sinful and were outlawed in Europe in the early 18th century. Restrictions eased later in the century.

Fruitcake or fruit cake is a cake made with candied or dried fruit, nuts, and spices, and optionally soaked in spirits. In the United Kingdom, certain rich versions may be iced and decorated. Quickbread or yeasted.

Those Southern Supreme fruitcakes are now the centerpiece of many families' Christmas traditions. But more important, after nearly 40 years in the fruitcake business, the Scott family remains at the center of Southern Supreme.