Cherry Orchard Fruit Cake With Almonds & Cherries
A gorgeous fragrant, rich, moist fruit cake, bursting with cherries, almonds & plump, juicy vine fruits & steeped in fragrant Cherry Bakewell Tart liqueur.
Pairing fruit cake with cheese is a Yorkshire tradition and a match made in heaven! We think that the sweet, fragrant cherries and delicate almonds in the Cherry Orchard fruit cake are matched by a stronger, hard cheese such as the buttery Black Bomber – a fabulously strong cheese which packs a punch but is also slightly sweet with a hint of caramel and ‘oh so delicious’ creamy texture.
Cherries
Candying fruit was devised as a method of preserving food. It takes about ten days for a tray of cherries to become Glacé Cherries. In the olden days, fruit was preserved in honey. It was only around the time of the Crusades that it was replaced by sugar.
Almonds
The almond belongs to the same family of trees as the plum, the peach and the apricot ... and the cherry ... and also the rose family and is sometimes know as ‘the queen of the rose family’. In the Hebrew Bible, the almond was a symbol of watchfulness and promise due to its early flowering.
Fruit Cake and Cheese
If you like a strong cheese then try a Vintage Lincolnshire Poacher with a rich full flavour and a lovely, smooth, lingering aftertaste, often with a hint of sweetness. Alternatively, choose your favourite full flavoured Cheddar such as the piquant, crystally Cornish Cruncher or an authentic vintage cheese from Cheddar itself.
Miriam Craig (verified owner) –
Absolutely delicious, moist and flavourful fruit cake. And so great that you can order it as a refill without the tin. Very handy when you keep coming back to re-order…!
Jane –
Thank you Miriam. I love that you keep coming back for more! And thank you so much for taking the time to tell me how much you enjoy the Cherry Orchard fruit cake x
Siobhán Dodrill Rees (verified owner) –
Back again to order more! Already have repurchased the range for Christmas instead of the traditional seasonal cakes. However hubby found the stash and the Cherry Cake disappeared over a weekend. Great gifts for Christmas, well worth the money as the quality is superb.
Jane –
You are so lovely Siobhán – thank you. So so nice to hear how much you are enjoying the fruit cakes – have you got a favourite? Jane x