Parmalat’s Xmas (or fruit) cake recipe

– soak 1kg dried fruit overnight in the fridge with a 600ml “Breaka “ Chocolate flavoured milk then add 2 cups of self raising flour and cook for 2 to 21/2 hours at 170 degrees.

Should be moist and flavoursome, picking the ingredients up for a Sunday bake.  Rum for the cook.

H

That sounds pretty good.


Derek

Doesn't get much easier than that Hotshins
Will have to try that myself.

The rum as well of course.

Aart

That is awesome! I love my fruitcake and as the big fella says it don't get any easier. Will try that one very soon.

(Don't mind the rum idea either)

Robbo

Rain is predicted for here tomorrow. so I have the fruit soaking in choc milk at present and will bake tonight when it gets a bit cooler.

H

Don't forget the  [smiley=pictures.gif]

The Parmalat fruit cake.  You don't pick up on the fact that the liquid was Choc Milk.  

A mate suggested that I sholuld have used Coffee flavoured milk - from a similar recipe that he has tried.

All up would be good with custard.

H

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That looks great hotshins.
If it tastes half as good as it looks, you have a winner.

hotshins wrote on Jan 17^th, 2010 at 9:28am:

A mate suggested that I should have used Coffee flavoured milk

Now that seems like a great idea.

H,

Sounds to good to be true, I will need to test this.

MB

Did it taste as good as it looks Hotshins?
Cos it looks bloody good

Aart

Very well done Hotshins.
This one is for the camp book and will give it a run this week.
Muzz

mixed up the ingredients this morning, will cook when i get home from work

maybe have to pick up some brandy custard as well   [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

just finished cooking, it tasted bloody beautiful !!!

there was enough mixture to make 2 lots, and it couldnt be any easier to remember the recipe

well done hotshins

cheers - jack  ;D

I will admit to preferring it with custard.

H

just finished my 3rd helping (burp)

was thinking whats the best way to keep the remaining cake?

in the fridge, or tupperware container, or wrapped in foil ?

p.s. hotshins couldnt find any 600ml of breaka in melbourne but used a chocolate big m instead. also saw a double strength coffee, i reckon thats the go for me next time  :D

cheers - jack

Jack,

It could be stored for up to a week in an airtight container, though personally I keep mine in the fridge (in an airtight container).

H

hi hotshins

I have a question after soaking fruit in choc milk the next morning should I give the mixture a stir before cooking?

thank you in advance for your response

ur en
Chris and Vina
ps looks great thank you for sharing

Chris and Vina.

After adding the milk to the fruit and returning to the fridge, I would give it a stir every couple of hours.

I used a large bowl to mix the flour, fruit and residual milk.  It did not take too much to mix.



H

Hotshins
Cooked this yesterday and it turned out great. Although mine was a lot darker that yours. Truly amazing and simple recipe.
Thanks
Muzz

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This sure is an excellent recipe although I haven't tried it yet. There have been some that have made it & all so far have given it the thumbs up.

What an excellent backup for some cake in the bush. I reckon some Sunshine milk and some Cocoa (or Coffee) would do the job when the fresh stuff wasn't available.

Thanks HS what a ripper



Skip [smiley=chris.gif] [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Sundryed,

Good job.  

The beauty of camp oven cooking is that no one dish will even look the same, with the uniqueness of indiviudal wood/heat beads, and type/size of oven.

Looking back I did use baking paper to line the spring form pan (all the good ones are in storage) which come up well past the edge of the pan.  Your colour looks good.

H

I also cooked this yesturday, but I burnt, the outsides, had the fanforced oven at 170oC, might try 150oC next time.

Beat ya to it Skip!!!...Hahahahahaah

Did this late tis arvo in deep tin in CO - 10 up - 10 down..

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Note the knickers in the background...hahahahahah Goes well with the cake eh but!!!

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/377/img3765h.jpg The tin I did it in...

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/5945/img3768x.jpg Without the flash it looks darker..

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Take that young Harry...


Grrr!!! ;D

Crazy Dog wrote on Jan 30^th, 2010 at 9:04pm:

Note the knickers in the background...hahahahahah Goes well with the cake eh but!!!

Do you always wear pink knickers whilst baking CD? Or was Mrs CD that impressed with the result?

Robbo

Crazy Dog

........... and the taste test (coffee or choc milk).

H

Tasted wonderful my friends... I used chocky milk for this one BUT next time a small amount of JD might be the way to go....AND....

I wasn't wearing pink knickers Robbo....make of that as you will my friend...hahahahaha!!!

Grrr!!! [smiley=chef.gif] :D ;D ::) ;)

Had a slice of this that Robbo cooked at Hedlow........bloody tasty and definatley a keeper as far as recipes go.
SBB

Feedback on the cake has been given to Parmalat (Pauls) by a colleague of mine.  They originally sent it out as a Christmas cake recipe.

H

Fantastic recipe.  On the 'To Do' list for next week.


ps... I would Kill for that tin CD!

I love simple recipes. with my memory it needs to be simple  ::)

a project for this weekend.

results so far are very encouraging  [smiley=chef.gif] [smiley=chef.gif]

I couldn't wait till the weekend, I tried this during the week.

Soaked my mixed fruit (no frills) using iced coffee and a couple of Tsp of drinking chocolate 0/night

with the addition of bourbon.

Had a taste next morning and went to work licking my lips  [smiley=drool5.gif] [smiley=drool5.gif]

I didn't have the time for a campoven, so whacked it in the oven (160 C) Thurs night.

Bloody ripper, moist as. Enjoyed it for dessert with custard, enjoyed it for smoko at work, and just

enjoyed a little bit then for a late night snack.

cakes look brilliant probably taste better , just a question if cake cooked in 12 inch camp oven do you need coals top and bottom or just bottom and how many

Definitely coals top and bottom. To determine how many check out the HeatBead chart at http://www.aussiecampovencook.com/charcoalheatchart.htm