Fruit Cakes Made By Monks In Virginia

Perfect fruitcake to bring to a dinner party or simply to treat whoever you know loves fruitcake.

Fruit cakes made by monks in virginia.

We would appreciate a visit the monastery in person and you can get your fruitcake at the best price directly from the gift shop. Assumption abbey is not a commercial enterprise. Fruitcake creamed honey truffles. They are baked slowly and aged under the careful supervision of the monks.

And seasoned with fine kentucky bourbon. Brother patrick ages his cakes with peach brandy and sherry to give them their rich unforgettable flavor and guides monks in the creation of these delicious treats during work periods. Monastery fruitcake welcome to the website of holy cross abbey in berryville virginia selling monastery truffles and creamed honey. This is the genuine fruitcake made by the monks at holy cross abbey in berryville virginia and they think this will be the best fruitcake you have ever tasted even as good as the one grandmother used to make.

Assumption abbey fruitcakes are the dark rich traditional style of fruitcake. Shipping is included in the price made by the trappist monks of assumption abbey in missouri. Made expertly by artisans of gourmet delicacy fruitcake the trappist monk bakers of the assumption abbey. For those of you who love fruitcake the assumption abbey fruitcake is the darkest richest fruitcake out there.

Assumption abbey fruitcakes are the dark rich traditional style of fruitcake. Made with raisins pineapple currants orange lemon peel walnuts and wine. These dense moist and spicy cakes have a truly delicious and distinctive flavor because they re handmade with only the finest freshest ingredients. The moist holiday cakes are made with raisins cherries pineapple pecans walnuts citron and orange.

Each cake weighs 2 lbs 4 oz and is generously sized to feed family and friends. Laced with rum spicy moist fruitcake is a holiday favorite. Everything from marinating the fruit to mixing to baking to packaging to aging to mailing is done right at the monastery by the monks. For 1500 years monks have prayed the liturgy of the hours.

The recipe was created by brother finton who worked in a bakery before he became a monk. The wall street journal rated gethsemani farms fruitcake as the best overall in quality and value. Natural cemetery is maintained and managed by the cistercian monks of holy cross abbey where for over sixty years monks have lived on land made. A fruitcake from the trappist monks for those who appreciate quality products made from an old fashioned recipe using choice fruits and nut meats in a brandy laced batter.