Fruit Cakes Made By Monks In Missouri

Assumption abbey is not a commercial enterprise.

Fruit cakes made by monks in missouri.

Everything from marinating the fruit to mixing to baking to packaging to aging to mailing is done right at the monastery by the monks. The monks of assumption abbey bake a world renowned gourmet fruitcake to support their way of life. By the 17th century the abundance of sugar from the american colonies made fruitcakes ubiquitous in europe. The wall street journal rated gethsemani farms fruitcake as the best overall in quality and value.

Assumption abbey fruitcakes are the dark rich traditional style of fruitcake. They are baked slowly and aged under the careful supervision of the monks. We are a community of monks of the cistercian order. Fruitcake made by the monks of assumption abbey.

For those of you who love fruitcake the assumption abbey fruitcake is the darkest richest fruitcake out there. Laced with rum spicy moist fruitcake is a holiday favorite. Made by the trappist monks of assumption abbey in missouri. Our fruitcake is a moist southern style cake packed with generous portions of pecans peaches pineapple raisins dates and cherries.

Queen victoria s 1840 wedding cake was a 14 inch deep fruitcake called plum cake in england. It is a way of life and that way of life combined with the careful work of the bakers insures a dedication to high quality that makes assumption abbey. Augé s assistance and his generosity in providing the recipe and ideas for production gave. Kate middleton s was multi tiered and frosted in fondant but a fruitcake nonetheless.

Everything from marinating the fruit to mixing to baking packaging aging and mailing is done right at the monastery by the monks. When assumption abbey was first developing its bakery the monks sought the help of world class chef jean pierre augé who at one time served in the royal employ of the duke and duchess of windsor. Assumption abbey is not a commercial enterprise. And seasoned with fine kentucky bourbon.

Made expertly by artisans of gourmet delicacy fruitcake the trappist monk bakers of the assumption abbey. Assumption abbey fruitcakes are the dark rich traditional style of fruitcake. For the last 25 years the trappist monks of assumption abbey here in the foothills of the ozarks have made fruitcake. Rns some monasteries make jelly creamed honey even world class beer.

Here we monks make our home and welcome our guests. Monks first came to ava missouri from new melleray abbey in iowa in 1950 to establish the monastic life here. These dense moist and spicy cakes have a truly delicious and distinctive flavor because they re handmade with only the finest freshest ingredients.