NO BAKE FRUITCAKE RECIPE! Retro Baking for a Very Vintage Holiday

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Have yourself a Very Vintage Holiday with this no bake fruitcake recipe! No Bake Festive Fruitcake comes to use from 1963's McCall's Cook Book.
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NO BAKE FESTIVE FRUIT CAKE
4c mini marshmallows
8c graham cracker crumbs
2c seedless raisins
8oz pitted dates, finely chopped
1.5c diced mixed candied fruit
1.5c walnuts, coarsely chopped
1/2t cinnamon
1/2t nutmeg
1/4t cloves
6T orange juice
1c evaporated milk, undiluted
Line 2 - 9x5 loaf pans with waxed paper. Set aside.
In large bowl, combine all ingredients except orange juice and evaporated milk. Mix well, using hands if necessary. Add remaining ingredients and mix well until graham cracker crumbs are moistened.
Pack mixture evenly into loaf pans. Cover with foil and refrigerate at least 2 days before serving. Makes 2 - 2lb fruit cakes.
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@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

IT'S FRUITCAKE TIME! Please grace us with your fruitcake stories in the comments. 🎄

@aliciaeakins2578 6 месяцев назад

My response when people say they hate fruitcake is, "you haven't tried the right fruitcake." The RIGHT fruitcake is buttery, chewy, spicy.....delicious.

@ChoochooseU 8 месяцев назад

It does indeed make great wedding gifts as my copy in the wild I found has inscribed on inside of cover page “Dear Cynthi- I hope this book helps you with the basics of many wonderful meals-I know that you will supply the essential ingredient: Love. I wish you much happiness Love and best wishes Bea

@Cooking_Through_Time 9 месяцев назад

My grandmother made this when I was a child in 60-70's. She used sweetened condensed milk instead of evaporated milk and used red and green marachino cherries instead of the fruit cake mix. One of my favorite memories. She made them into log rolls. Christmas is only 5 days away but I think if I can find the ingredients, I'll be making it. Thanks for the wonderful memories. My grandmother passed in 1985 and I miss her so much.

@cindakellogg1307 Год назад

This brought back memories of my mom's fruitcake...she would make it every October...the reason being it had to sit for 6 weeks in an apricot brandy soaked piece of cheesecloth. Every so often she would unwrap it and drench the cloth with more brandy and re wrap. She got the recipe from a gal that she worked with, she was from Sweden. The last one she made, mid 90's she said it would be her last one, the ingredients cost too much. This was the best cake we ever had. My husband fell in love with it...the cake was was so yummy and moist and you could really taste the brandy. YUM! I think it was in a bundt pan, also. Yours looks good....

@brendanorris4368 10 месяцев назад

Do you still have the recipe???

@Rei.Eatsfoods 6 месяцев назад

I love you excitement over the photos and wording, because I am the same way lol.

@dianaw.571 6 месяцев назад

My Grandma made the BEST fruitcake! She wrapped it in brandy-soaked cheesecloth and refrigerated it several weeks before we could enjoy it. It was very moist and was much more fruit and nuts than cake. It did not taste like brandy at all. Treasured family gifts memories.

@beckyb7923 Месяц назад

I know this is two years later, but we make "Merry Christmas Cookies" using the fruit mix. Our mother made an "Orange Slice Cake"- with the orange candy that is shaped like an orange slice. It is sickeningly sweet, and probably a thousand calories per slice, but is so good, and such a sweet memory.

@celestewatson4874 Год назад

Where I live, a local outfit is renowned for an extraordinary fruitcake that is more of like a nutty protein bar situation. It is AWESOME, could eat it daily. My mom loved fruitcake, we gave her one yearly. Rest in peace, mom, ill eat the fruitcake for you from here :)

@simonalyneenderz3247 5 месяцев назад

Ohhh Sweet Dottiel!!!

@pammienakh 8 месяцев назад

I love fruit cake and definitely will be trying this next year. And I love this cookbook took. I used to love McCall’s magazine when I was a kid.

@joanhawkins8552 2 года назад

The no bake fruit cak ( icebox fruit cake) i delicious, it was my oldest brothers favorite.

@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

I had never heard of it before I saw the recipe in this book! It turned out to be pretty tasty. Thanks for watching!

@mollypurcellmealprep 2 года назад

such a great recipe!

@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

Thank you! It was a really fun one to try.

@TheMusicalscrapper Год назад

Next time you have to cut up large marshmallows toss in a bit of icing sugar to coat the cut edges… Just found your channel so binge watching.

@brt5273 11 месяцев назад

Yes! This is what I'm remembering too. It helped the cake hold together and made it slightly chewy.

@abbiestreasures1953 9 месяцев назад

I love fruitcake! I've never tried the no bake version and this one looks festive and delicious. I would probably swap out the white marshmallows for the pastel fruity mini ones. Just my personal preference when eating marshmallows.🙂

@chef_shuwang 2 года назад

어머나 너무나 좋은시간 이렇게 좋은레시피 함께합니다😊😊😊

@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@tamaraw3620 Год назад

I have this book, copyright 1963, 6th printing ... and the cover is green! Oh, and there are 6 pizza variations. Not sure why the two sausage suggestions were titled with large blue print. Excellent video!

@pattyk101 Год назад

My mother-in-law, who would be 104 if she was alive, made a similar cake to this every Christmas. She always melted the marshmallows in the evaporated milk then poured it in the other stuff. I think you're right, you need a bit more liquid. Personally, I make a light fruit cake every year that has only white, red, and green candied fruit. I'm sure you have a recipe somewhere around your house for one! Oh yeah, you need some kind of booze in it, too.

@purplepandabear81 8 месяцев назад

My mom’s no bake fruit cake has you microwave your marshmallows with butter like making rice crispy treats and then mix in the graham cracker crumbles, fruit, nuts, and spices. No condensed milk or orange juice in her version.

@stevemccravy7169 11 месяцев назад

We make a similar cake, with crushed Nilla wafers instead of graham cracker crumbs and marshmallow fluff instead of mini marshmallows. Always a favorite during the holiday season

@cheskydivision Год назад

I actually love fruit cake and used to make the version in Betty Crocker during high school.

@peggyreid6836 Год назад

I love the old fashioned fruit cake. My mom made it for me every year (cause none of my brothers or sisters would eat it).

@jonathankenner576 Год назад

My grandma made this! Every Christmas. My dad was the only one who ate it. So only one piece was eaten. Each. Year.

@cooking_the_books Год назад

I love this. 😂

@BlueRoseChannel 2 года назад

Appetizing. And i would love to try it.Thank you for your culinary knowledge. Have a good day ahead, dear!

@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@lisaglesil8672 10 месяцев назад

I enjoyed this video! Thank you!

@jenarutberg9323 10 месяцев назад

Btw if you want marshmallows that will amaze you, try Wondermade in Orlando. They have handmade, small batch gourmet marshmallows that are unbelievable in all sorts of flavors like orange chocolate and gold champagne. Don't think I'd put them in the fruitcake, because I don't think they'd last long enough....but thought you might be interested.

@daughteroftheblackmadonna8936 10 месяцев назад

OMG. I totally remember this cookbook. I just love your channel. It’s so nostalgic for me. I really enjoy it! ❤❤❤

@cooking_the_books 10 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoy it!

@snookanookazoo3268 2 года назад

I was always traumatized by the story of a family man who had stopped drinking and someone gave him rum laced fruit cake while on a train and was never seen again.The dollar store had some cheap fruit cake years ago and I always loved some neighbor you saw once in awhile who made fruit cake and shared at Christmas time.Great video.

@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

Thanks for checking this one out! I don't have a lot of fruitcake experience, but this recipe was pretty easy and tasty.

@jillcaldwell4519 10 месяцев назад

I've been thrifting for vintage cookbooks and found the same cookbook in your video only in a red cover. Same recipes that you were reading. I'm excited to see this book come alive. I took pics of my cookbook hoping to add to my comment, but I don't see where i could add a pic.

@cooking_the_books 10 месяцев назад

What a great find! This cookbook came in several colors (can’t remember if I mentioned that in this video). I currently have the yellow cover and the green one in my collection. Thanks for sharing this! 📚 if you’d like to send me a photo, you can email it to me: alsbuchholz@gmail.com

@kentuckylady2990 11 месяцев назад

I love fruit cake

@macsarcule 6 месяцев назад

Hooray!!! 🙂🎄

@jenarutberg9323 10 месяцев назад

I made a light fruitcake 40+ plus years ago that my grandfather said should have been served in a shot glass, definitely too much brandy that year in the fruitcake! I lost the recipe during a move and miss it. It was good even without the brandy soaking.

@Arizona74Frog Год назад

This recipe reminds me of something Mrs. flax would’ve made on the movie mermaids lol thanks again for another wonderful recipe and for allowing us along for the journey be blessed❤ ❤❤

@cooking_the_books Год назад

Oh my gosh, you are so right. I love that movie and it's been too long since I've watching it! 😄

@logandodson1484 10 месяцев назад

I lol’d when you headed of the comments Re: chemicals.

@cosh5 Год назад

Bramble or raspberry flummery, barley frumentry, and junkets of all flavours were still common when I was a child in the 60s/70s. Likewise, suet puddings of every description and milk puddings such as rice, sago tapioca and semolina. And don't get me started on trifles, fools, possets and mousses. Such a shame that they have largely disappeared.

@RhubarbAndCod 2 года назад

Around my bunch, the big joke with a classic Christmas fruit cake was that you could be getting a re-gift from someone from the previous year(s), since- if it's actually prepared correctly with a couple days of booze baths- it's completely self-preserving. This one seems pretty... wacky??? I mean, not totally, but wacky adjacent. The ingredients sound pretty good though, so I imagine it would be alright! What was the era of this book? Was it like late 60's? That flat art is really lovely... kind of makes me think of old printed tea towels and opening sitcom credits. Congratulations on making something from the heaviest book yet!

@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

This book is from 1963. The recipe was definitely wacky. I didn't think it would hold together very well, but it did! and was even somehow kinda dry!.😂Thanks for watching!

@RhubarbAndCod 2 года назад

@@cooking_the_books Dry? Really? So crazy.

@wiseraven2000 11 месяцев назад

I absolutely love fruitcake, but I've never seen a no bake one I'm going to try it this year.

@marcilk7534 Год назад

I just came across a no bake fruitcake recipe in a vintage cookbook I picked up this weekend. I was curious about it, so I’m excited to find this video.

@cosh5 Год назад

Mmm, I love rich fruit cake, stuffed full of fruit, nuts and glace cherries, then fed regularly with port, rum or brandy in the months leading up to Christmas. Covered in marzipan and royal icing, bound with a ribbon and topped with kitsch decorations. Served with Wensleydale or farmhouse cheddar. What could be better?

@wongsantun6865 2 года назад

Terima kasih infonya sangat menarik dan inspiratif serta inovatif

@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

Thanks for visiting!

@CookingWithCarlee 2 года назад

What a fun cook book! I've never seen a no bake fruit cake, I'll admit I'm surprised it held together as well as it did without any of your traditional super sticky no bake ingredients. Fun!

@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

It went surprisingly well! And it got even better after a couple of more days in the fridge. Thanks so much for watching!

@MealsofFoodies 2 года назад

WOW..No bake fruit cake recipe. awesome

@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

Thank you so much 😊

@tkretchman1701 6 месяцев назад

In nearly all of the recipes with warm spices I up the spices as I like flavors

@HaibatVlogs 2 года назад

Very Good Sharing 💕 Stay safe and stay connected 🙏 💕 🙏 😍

@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

Thanks for visiting

@SEBLAKPALU 2 года назад

Buku memasak yang sangat tebal dan bagus, saya suka fruit cakenya

@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

Thanks for watching! ❤

@kaytiej8311 8 месяцев назад

Watching you mix by hand - have you heard of and do you own a Danish Whisk. Absolutely brilliant for thicker or drier mixes. Relatively cheap and well worth the less effort required; unless you really like the sticky finger taste testing!😊

@amandamartinez9609 11 месяцев назад

You are so cute and so funny!!! I wouldn't be surprised if you get your own show on HGTV. Very entertaining yet so down to earth! ❤

@swearenginlawanda Год назад

I love fruitcake. I'm going to try this.

@saraadams6525 2 года назад

My children are ALL in for the mishaps and totally want to eat it!!

@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

This was pretty easy to make! Christmas activity for the kids next year??

@sliceoflife7416 2 года назад

Hi Anna! I’ve never made a fruit cake! Yours looks good😊 Thanks for the awesome review of the cookbook. I always love that part of your videos.

@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

Hi Mindy! This recipe was a good one to start with for me. Maybe next year I'll advance to an actual baked fruitcake! Thank you for your kind comment about my reviews. I really love sharing them!

@homecasaitaly 2 года назад

very tasty no baked fruits cake its very simple and easy to make

@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

Thanks a lot 😊

@PaislieBradley 2 года назад

Your Christmas mess looks yummy!! lol My grandma always had a fruitcake and it was so good. I've never had a no bake fruitcake, but would love to try this recipe. I was cracking up at your kitchen mishaps. And yay for Dottie living her best holiday life! :)

@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

What a sweet memory! ♥ I have many kitchen mishaps (there's a real doozy coming up in my next video 😂) and usually opt to leave them in my videos. Keepin' it real and all that. I'm really glad you enjoy them!

@littleblackcar 8 месяцев назад

You need one of those old-school 12" diameter Tupperware bowls.

@GingerSnapKitchen 2 года назад

This turned out great, Anna! The suspense was killing me right before you unwrapped it!

@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

Thank you! I'm not sure what I thought was going to happen to the cake during the 4 days it was in the fridge. 😆

@brendakrieger7000 Год назад

More like an encyclopedia😂 Very festive video🎄

@cooking_the_books Год назад

I had such a good time making this. I picked up a slightly newer version of the McCall's cookbook in the fall. Need to make a video about it soon!

@brendakrieger7000 Год назад

@@cooking_the_books sounds like fun😊

@foodtosher 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing your version of yummylicious fruitcake😋😋😋

@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

Thanks for visiting!

@Hameesha 2 года назад

Awesome fruit cake, love the making and the video..

@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

Thank you!!

@CookingwithAnadi 2 года назад

honestly I have no fruitcake stories since it's not really my kind of dessert tbh! But this looks good and awesome that it's no-bake! Came together very nicely, I'd give it a try! Very colourful and seems to have turned out fantastic!

@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

Thank you! I wasn't sure what to expect, but I was pretty pleased with the results.

@LovingShadow-e3k 11 месяцев назад

This is definitely what I would call a Christmas memory recipe. Because you can easily have the children of the family help . There really is nothing dangerous no knives,no stove just mixing and crunching Gram crackers. Just have an adult pour the liquid.

@LerriesKitchen 2 года назад

this looks good! i haven’t made a fruit cake before and this recipe is so simple and a great one to start. Thank you for sharing! 😊

@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

This was definitely a good one for me to start with! Maybe I'll graduate to a baked fruitcake next year. 😂 Thanks for watching!

@Maikoh 2 года назад

Wow, that’s a thiccc book! 😂 That’s awesome! What a fun recipe though, lol, I don’t think I’ve ever had fruitcake, but I’m definitely intrigued! 😆 This no-bake version looks tasty, though I agree it did look a little dry, flavors sound amazing though!

@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

We weren't much of a fruitcake family, but I'm really glad I tried this one. The result was pleasantly surprising (if a bit dry)!

@cuisinederion 2 года назад

This looks amazing 😍🥰 thanks for sharing

@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

Thanks for watching

@IntheKitchenwithKaren 2 года назад

This Vintage Cook book looks awesome. I pronounce it...2 Mare Ick.....Hehehe. Ive sort of had a distain for fruit cake my whole life..starting at a very small child. My grandma always had it at Christmas and practically forced me to eat it....Haha. I just couldnt get past the citron and chewy rubbery candied fruit. It tasted like I was eating an old skittle..Hahaha. But honestly this recipe doesnt look half bad!!

@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

This cookbook is so cool for the photos alone! I can see how fruitcake might not be your Christmas treat of choice. Being forced to eat anything is not fun, and the candied fruit & citrus peel might be a little bit of an unusual flavor for kids. Old Skittle 😂 I like this cake more and more the longer it sits in my fridge! Thanks for watching!

@CookingWithNeighbors 2 года назад

My hubby loves fruit cake. I don’t lol. He loves his moms I keep thinking I will make that for him but I don’t and being together over 30 hrs and still haven’t lol lol. Maybe someday The book is nice and the recipe looks good

@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

I've always been kind of lukewarm on fruitcake, but honestly haven't encountered it all that much. It isn't a tradition in my family. This one was really nice! Not very sweet though, not sure if it matches the sweetness level of a traditional fruitcake. I'm thinking another tablespoon or 2 of OJ could have helped with the dryness. Thank you for watching! ❤

@pamchamberlin6703 Год назад

Will you try a regular fruitcake this year? You must have hundreds of recipes in your library. I’ve made fruitcakes for the past few years. I usually make them the weekend after thanksgiving. Thanks for the fun video ❤️🎄

@NREdukasi 2 года назад

So delicious🤤🤤🤤🤤

@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

Thanks!

@chantv3269 2 года назад

love this recipe for Christmas. Good video my friend! Looking for RU-vid friends here. Continue making videos and see you around. Take care during this pandemic times. Watching and giving support from the Philippines 🤗🇵🇭

@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

Thanks for visiting! ❤

@SweetHomeCreativity 2 года назад

Wow fruit cake

@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@hafizsiddiqteach2115 2 года назад

MashaAllah💐💐💐💐💐 Beautiful uploading 😍😍😍😍 Thank you for sharing this 😊😊😊 Full watched❤️❤️👍👍 stay connected 💐💐💐

@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

Thanks for watching! ❤

@cookingwithsherry 2 года назад

Dave loves fruit cake , I’ve never made it for him but I’m looking for an easy recipe Never heard of a no bake fruit cake I have candied fruits just sitting in my pantry waiting for the day to make Dave a fruit cake Normal fruitcake doesn’t have graham crackers or marshmallows so this sounds good Oops! I’ve done that before but never on camera! I’m always making a mess Long Dottie break… 4 days worth

@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

The texture of this was a little crumbly, less cake like. More liquid may have helped! I was just glad I didn't get any of the milk on my cookbook. 😂

@jenn4youtube 2 года назад

Ok I see you fruit cake. We are getting closer to a jello mold. It’s like a zesty jello mold

@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

Some day…there will be jello.

@jenn4youtube 2 года назад

@@cooking_the_books 😁😁😁😁

@TimeToLoveMe8750 2 года назад

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@cooking_the_books 2 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@joanhawkins8552 2 года назад

To me, there are 3 parts to a pizza, the crust , the sauce, and the "toppings".

@BradKandyCroftFamily 11 месяцев назад

Everything is chemicals!! So true, even engine oil!! You should try cooking with that chemical, maybe mix it with the flour chemical and a little egg chemical, with a dash of yoga mat chemical!! It's all chemicals after all.