Fruit Cakes Made By Monks In Missouri

For the last 25 years the trappist monks of assumption abbey here in the foothills of the ozarks have made fruitcake.

Fruit cakes made by monks in missouri.

Here we monks make our home and welcome our guests. Assumption abbey fruitcakes are the dark rich traditional style of fruitcake. Perfect fruitcake to bring to a dinner party or simply to treat whoever you know loves fruitcake. Augé s assistance and his generosity in providing the recipe and ideas for production gave.

Our fruitcake is a moist southern style cake packed with generous portions of pecans peaches pineapple raisins dates and cherries. Assumption abbey fruitcakes are the dark rich traditional style of fruitcake. Made expertly by artisans of gourmet delicacy fruitcake the trappist monk bakers of the assumption abbey. Everything from marinating the fruit to mixing to baking packaging aging and mailing is done right at the monastery by the monks.

Rns some monasteries make jelly creamed honey even world class beer. Fruitcake made by the monks of assumption abbey. Queen victoria s 1840 wedding cake was a 14 inch deep fruitcake called plum cake in england. Monks first came to ava missouri from new melleray abbey in iowa in 1950 to establish the monastic life here.

By the 17th century the abundance of sugar from the american colonies made fruitcakes ubiquitous in europe. And seasoned with fine kentucky bourbon. Everything from marinating the fruit to mixing to baking to packaging to aging to mailing is done right at the monastery by the monks. Made by the trappist monks of assumption abbey in missouri.

We are a community of monks of the cistercian order. Laced with rum spicy moist fruitcake is a holiday favorite. They are baked slowly and aged under the careful supervision of the monks. For those of you who love fruitcake the assumption abbey fruitcake is the darkest richest fruitcake out there.

Made with raisins pineapple currants orange lemon peel walnuts and wine. The wall street journal rated gethsemani farms fruitcake as the best overall in quality and value. The monks of assumption abbey bake a world renowned gourmet fruitcake to support their way of life. Kate middleton s was multi tiered and frosted in fondant but a fruitcake nonetheless.

It is a way of life and that way of life combined with the careful work of the bakers insures a dedication to high quality that makes assumption abbey. When assumption abbey was first developing its bakery the monks sought the help of world class chef jean pierre augé who at one time served in the royal employ of the duke and duchess of windsor. Assumption abbey is not a commercial enterprise.