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When Yuletide is just around the corner, a lot of people get excited by the thought of a Christmas Feast. Speaking of Christmas feast, it wouldn’t be complete without the uber yummy fruitcake. Normally, fruitcake is popular during Christmas but in some parts of the world, it is served during weddings. Although the fruitcake has changed from its’ original form since ancient Roman period, still, the fruitcake is a favorite food served during Christmas no matter what part of the world. A fruitcake wouldn’t be unique without special fruitcake ingredient such as liquor. Liquor can be rum or brandy depending on the users preference.Aside from the liquor fruitcake ingredient, there are also other items that enrich the delicious fruitcake.

Actually, there are two types of fruitcake. The type of fruitcake that would turn out depends on the fruitcake ingredient that would be used since different countries have varying recipes. For example, some countries that have tropical climate would use fruitcake ingredient like mango or other local fruits. The type of fruitcake is determined basically by the fruitcake ingredient that the recipe dictates. The two common types are: Light Fruitcake This is known as light because the fruitcake ingredient in the recipe includes granulated sugar, light corn syrup, almonds, golden raisins, pineapple, apricots, etc.

Dark Fruitcake Dark fruitcake ingredient like molasses or brown sugar is used giving the cake a darker color. Fruits with rich dark colors like raisins, prunes, dates, cherries,pecan and walnuts are also regularly used as fruitcake ingredient.

Another fruitcake ingredient that caused so much controversy is butter.There was even a time in Germany wherein butter was ruled out as a cooking ingredient since fasting was observed. A lot of controversy surrounding the use of butter in Christmas fruitcake was resolved by a letter drafted by Pope Innocent VIII that finally allows the use of dairy in the cake according to stolen online. During that period, the Christmas fruitcake used was stolen, a German bread similar to fruitcake. However, stollen is made from flour like the ordinary bread. It is popular during Christmas since it resembles the baby Christ swaddled in cloth. Fruitcake ingredient for stollen includes yeast, butter, wafer, flour, zest, raisins and almonds. Come to think of it, the fruitcake has gone a long way going through different forms.

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