Just look at the thick carpet of leaves on the ground under this Maple tree. And I would guess that only half its leaves have fallen so far.
I decided today was the day to bake my dark fruit cake, the one with molasses, dates, raisins, nuts, as well as the usual glace fruit.
...and here it is baking slowly with a pan of water beside it to keep it nice and moist. I do need to take that water out an hour before the cake is done.
My tea tasted very good in this pretty cup
The saucer deserves to be shown on its own so the pattern can be appreciated.
The underneath of the saucer ( for anyone actually interested in the info.)
And here it is up on the shelf. Here you can see the sweet little feet touched with gold.
My month of tea cups is almost done. Just a few more days until November. Wow. Where did October go?
Thanks for visiting today. And thanks for all the lovely comments about my teacups!!
Hope you're weekend is going along nicely,
Granny M
Is this a fruitcake that you eat right away, or is it aged until Christmas?
ReplyDeleteIt's ready to be eaten now ( and no doubt some of it will be) but after a few days I'll freeze it until December.
DeleteThe cake looks good!
ReplyDeleteDo you soak your fruitcake with rum like Mom used to?
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All I had was Apricot Brandy so that's what I used.
DeleteYes I noticed the golden feet right away! I like fruitcake but only one slice:)
ReplyDeleteI know it's hard to believe that it is almost November. Is your fruit cake one that you will wrap and save for Christmas?
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Connie :)
Gosh, it really is time to get the fruit cake baked. Hard to believe, isn't it? I don't know where September or October went, but they passed in a hurry. That cake looks beautiful!! That is such a pretty teacup and saucer. I thought about you when I made a cup of tea in a pretty teacup that a blogging friend, Sharon, sent to me. The tea really is better in a pretty cup and saucer. :)
ReplyDeleteI love that you celebrate throughout the month of December :)
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Thank you for being such a sweet blogging sister and for your encouraging words. They keep me blogging and enjoying my journey here in blog-land.
Have a beautiful day and Good Luck!
Connie :)
Wow, another beautiful cup and saucer I really have enjoyed this little series. You have a stunning collection and yes I was really interested in the makes. The cake looks delicious, I am great fan of fruit cake.
ReplyDeleteI have never tasted a homemade fruit cake. I am imagining that it would taste far superior to the ones from the grocery store.
ReplyDeleteAnother pretty tea cup and it looks so pretty with that book.
I'm kind of sad your tea cup month is over! That's a pretty one, and the maple leaves are lovely.
ReplyDeleteOh! It's already time to make fruitcake!! Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat...
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