Fruit Cakes Made By Monks In Virginia

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.

Fruit cakes made by monks in virginia.

Monastery fruitcake welcome to the website of holy cross abbey in berryville virginia selling monastery truffles and creamed honey. We would appreciate a visit the monastery in person and you can get your fruitcake at the best price directly from the gift shop. Assumption abbey fruitcakes are the dark rich traditional style of fruitcake. 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. Each cake weighs 2 lbs 4 oz and is generously sized to feed family and friends. They are baked slowly and aged under the careful supervision of the monks. Perfect fruitcake to bring to a dinner party or simply to treat whoever you know loves fruitcake.

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. Brother patrick ages his cakes with peach brandy and sherry to give them their rich unforgettable flavor and guides monks in the creation of these delicious treats during work periods. Made expertly by artisans of gourmet delicacy fruitcake the trappist monk bakers of the assumption abbey.

The recipe was created by brother finton who worked in a bakery before he became a monk. These dense moist and spicy cakes have a truly delicious and distinctive flavor because they re handmade with only the finest freshest ingredients. Shipping is included in the price made by the trappist monks of assumption abbey in missouri. Assumption abbey is not a commercial enterprise.

For those of you who love fruitcake the assumption abbey fruitcake is the darkest richest fruitcake out there. Our fruitcake is a moist southern style cake packed with generous portions of pecans peaches pineapple raisins dates and cherries. This is the genuine fruitcake made by the monks at holy cross abbey in berryville virginia and they think this will be the best fruitcake you have ever tasted even as good as the one grandmother used to make. And seasoned with fine kentucky bourbon.

Fruitcake creamed honey truffles. The moist holiday cakes are made with raisins cherries pineapple pecans walnuts citron and orange. 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.