i have always enjoyed giving gifts of food, and this year i am semi-retiring my fabulous rum ball recipe for something a little different. friends and family, don't worry, rum balls aren't gone forever!CHOCOLATE KAHULA TROPICAL FRUITCAKE
who really likes fruitcake? well, no one in my family does. when i was a kid, my parents gave everyone a claxton fruitcake during the holidays. while the 'cake' part itself was tasty good, i could never quite enjoy those colored fruit things that were present.
so....this year (time permitting) i have come up with a tropical version of a fruitcake that i will be making in little loafpans.
lots (and i mean LOTS) of semisweet chocolate and lots of kahula with fresh dates (from my friend 'the date people' in niland, california), dried papaya, mango and apricots along with a hefty addition of georgia pecans (savannah georgia that is).
wrapping the little loaf babies in kahlua-soaked cheesecloth, with more kahlua poured over them every week!!!
whatdoyousay? fantastic or what?
