1 pound dried (not candied) pineapple, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1 pound dried papaya, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1 cup each macadamia nuts, pecan halves and coarsely chopped walnuts (total 12 ounces) ...

Make this cake, slice it up and give it away as a party favor, a treat for guests to enjoy in their own time. When baking a cake like this, I prefer to use a large Bundt pan, which gives cakes with ...

What better way to pretend you're in exotic climes than closing your eyes and tasting puds overflowing with tropical fruit. Each of these 16 recipes are sweet sunshine on a plate. Delish. More on MSN ...

Dried fruit three ways: a celebratory stunner of fish pilaf with green tahini sauce, a spicy apricot chicken traybake for weeknight show-offs, and a heady date and ginger cake for pudding As well as ...

It’s time to celebrate whatever you fancy with a lovely slice of cake An urgent need for cake. An old-fashioned one, studded with dried fruit, or perhaps a slice of something more frivolous, with a ...

Sure, when you were younger dried fruit maybe didn’t cut it quite as much as, say, choccy, but as you get older, the Chrissy nostalgia kicks in, and suddenly – wham – you’re a fruit cake lover.

“I started soaking my fruit two weeks ago,” I bragged to my brother-in-law at Thanksgiving last year. He glared at me: “Good. You can make a black cake next year, then.” Mind you, this is my ...

During the Christmas season, a flavorful and fragrant fruit cake holds a special place on every festive table. Not only does it add sweetness to the celebration, but its warm aroma also fills the home ...