Fruit Cakes Made By Monks In Virginia

The recipe was created by brother finton who worked in a bakery before he became a monk.

Fruit cakes made by monks in virginia.

Each cake weighs 2 lbs 4 oz and is generously sized to feed family and friends. These beautiful and delicious cakes are packaged in a reusable decorative tin. Assumption abbey is not a commercial enterprise. 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.

Our fruitcake is a moist southern style cake packed with generous portions of pecans peaches pineapple raisins dates and cherries. The wall street journal rated gethsemani farms fruitcake as the best overall in quality and value. Monastery fruitcake welcome to the website of holy cross abbey in berryville virginia selling monastery truffles and creamed honey. Made with raisins pineapple currants orange lemon peel walnuts and wine.

Perfect fruitcake to bring to a dinner party or simply to treat whoever you know loves fruitcake. And seasoned with fine kentucky bourbon. Everything from marinating the fruit to mixing to baking to packaging to aging to mailing is done right at the monastery by the monks. Shipping is included in the price made by the trappist monks of assumption abbey in missouri.

Assumption abbey fruitcakes are the dark rich traditional style of fruitcake. Laced with rum spicy moist fruitcake is a holiday favorite. Assumption abbey fruitcakes are the dark rich traditional style of fruitcake. Each cake weighs 2 lbs 4 oz and is generously sized to feed family and friends.

For those of you who love fruitcake the assumption abbey fruitcake is the darkest richest fruitcake out there. These dense moist and spicy cakes have a truly delicious and distinctive flavor because they re handmade with only the finest freshest ingredients. 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. For 1500 years monks have prayed the liturgy of the hours.

Made expertly by artisans of gourmet delicacy fruitcake the trappist monk bakers of the assumption abbey. We would appreciate a visit the monastery in person and you can get your fruitcake at the best price directly from the gift shop. They are baked slowly and aged under the careful supervision of the monks. The moist holiday cakes are made with raisins cherries pineapple pecans walnuts citron and orange.