Assumption Abbey Bakery - Ava
Assumption Abbey Bakery
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The best fruitcakes are the ones from here and the ones from College of the Ozarks. We need to pick some up for New Year's!
This is the best fruitcake I've ever tasted! Everyone I know who claims to dislike fruitcake changes their opinion once they try this one.
I wasn't a fan of fruitcake before because they always struck me as overly sweet. However, this one has completely changed my mind! Plus, I appreciate that I'm supporting a good cause; it's great to see someone working hard to support themselves.
I think these fruitcakes are great, and I'm really not a fan of fruitcakes. My recent purchase was pure for Nostalgie. I remember when we first moved to Tampa and found this cake in the William-Sonoma shop. They sold these cakes that were made at the monastery in the actual business, but always at a high price. Mom was so upset when they stopped selling them, but then I found out that the monastery sold them online or by post order form. She was thrilled. We've been buying them around Thanksgiving for over 12 years until Mom died last year. I think that was the first year that I didn't have the fruit cake, although I received the order form by the post sent to my mother. You will send one to you every year if you are a loyal customer. They send them out early because the cakes sell quickly around the vacation. I decided to order one this year, although my husband says he hates fruitcake. We got the can with the fruit cake, which is packed as always in plastic. I know there are other monasteries they make, but this seems to have tasty ingredients. That's just my opinion. You have to try it yourself. I think I like it better because it's not as lazy as the others do with Bourbon. This is actually injected with 2 ounces of rum, although this time I did not taste as much as previous years. However, I could still taste the wine soaked fruit, and all flavors seem good to mix with each other. It is a very moist cake and will fall apart when you try to cut it at room temperature. I was really shocked to see that most of them were gone in a week. I thought I had it for a while, but it seems that my husband really liked it because I noticed that half of it disappeared on the other day when I went to get a slice out of the fridge. I guess this will continue to be an annual tradition for us by Mom. She loved fruitcake and this was her absolute favorite. We think it's her.
I think these fruitcakes are great, and I'm really not a fan of fruitcake. My most recent purchase was purely for nostalgia. I remember when we first moved to Tampa and found this cake at the William-Sonoma store. They used to sell these cakes made at the monastery in the actual store but always at a high price. Mom was so upset when they stopped selling them but then I found out that the monastery sells them online or through a mail order form. She was thrilled. We'd been purchasing them yearly around Thanksgiving time for a little over 12 years now until mom passed away last year. I think that was the first year I didn't have the fruitcake even though I did receive the order form through the mail that year addressed to my mother. They will send one to you each year if you are a loyal customer. They send them out early because the cakes sell out quickly around the holidays. Well, I decided to order one this year even though my husband says he hates fruitcake. We received the tin with the fruitcake wrapped in plastic like always. I know there are other monasteries that make them, but this one seems to have tastier ingredients. That's just my opinion. You will have to try it for yourself. I think I like this one better because it's not as boozy tasting as the others made with bourbon. This one is actually injected with 2 oz. of rum, although this time I didn't taste it as much as previous years. However I still could taste the wine soaked fruit, and all the flavors seem to blend well together. It's a very moist cake and will fall apart if you try to slice it at room temperature. I was really shocked to see that most of it was gone in a week. I thought I'd have it around for a while, but it appears that my husband must have really liked it because I noticed that half of it disappeared the other day when I went to get a slice out of the refrigerator. I guess this will continue being a yearly tradition for us passed on from mom. She loved fruitcake, and this one was her absolute favorite. We'll keep it going for her.
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