I would love to know if any reader can suggest an Australian city of town which could claim to be this nation's fruitcake capital. In USA, Claxton, a small town in Georgia with a population of only 2740, claims to be the Fruitcake Capital of the World. Claxton Water Tower There are two bakeries in Claxton and between them, they bake more than 4 million pounds (approximately 2 million kilograms) of fruitcake per year. Claxton Bakery, the larger bakery run by Dale Parker produces a light cake which begins with a blend of olden and natural raisins and then candied (glace) pineapple, cherries, lemon, orange peel and nuts ( almonds, walnuts and local Georgia pecans) are added. Batches of cake batter are mixed in relatively speaking small quantities at a time - 375 pounds ( 183 kilograms approximately). This is done a fairly low speed in a mechanical stainless steel mixer, not dissimilar to a cement mixer and the speed is low so as not to pulverise the fruit. ...
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