Traditional scones can be dry, crumbly, and in our opinion, more punishment than pleasure, requiring lots of butter and jam to add moisture. Yet, more modern recipes can be moist and layered with flavor. Such are Seven Sisters scones. Take a denser version of a muffin, flatten it, and you can approximate one of their delightful scones, moist and flavorful.

Made with butter, cream, eggs, and all-natural flavors, the scones are individually packaged for grab-and-go.

The 4-ounce scones are 4 inches in diameter.

Want something smaller? Sconies, mini-scones, are 2.5 inches in diameter.

And the flavors!
 
 
SEVEN SISTERS SCONE FLAVORS

What a selection! There are:

 
The gluten-free and vegan flavors represent the most popular conventional flavors, which are both sweet and savory.

The conventional flavors include:

 
Mix and match your own flavors; and if you can’t choose, there’s the Chef’s Choice sampler.⁣

If want to give a gift but can’t decide what the giftee would prefer, there are gift cards.

The scones are baked fresh and shipped daily.
 
 
SUBSCRIPTION BOX

Get 12 scones delivered in your preferred timeline, from month to every 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 months).

If you have more scones than you’ll eat in a few days, just freeze them and microwave them when you’re ready.
 
 
GET YOUR SCONES!

Head to SevenSistersScones.com.

Owners Farrah and Hala Yassine are two of seven sisters. The other sisters, and two brothers, enjoy the scones and make suggestions for new flavors.
 
 
> THE HISTORY OF SCONES
 
> NATIONAL SCONE DAY IS MAY 30th
 
 
SCONE RECIPES

Want to bake your own?

[1] Ready for brunch (all photos © Seven Sisters Scones).

[2] Bacon Cheddar Chive scone.

[3] Blueberry scone.

[5] Lemon Poppy scone.

[6] Jalapeño, Green Olive, Cheddar scone.

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[1] Make a fruitcake look dazzling with a Bundt pan and a topping of frosted grapes (all photos © King Arthur Baking).

[2] This fruitcake is made with a kit and recipe. Get one for yourself or as a gift.

[3] The Golden Fruitcake Kit has the essentials you need to bake the cake.

[4] A quick fruitcake that’s less sweet, dense and spicy. The recipe is at the right.

[5] Homemade candied cherries. Here’s the recipe.

[5] You can garnish the fruitcake with coarse sparkling sugar, available at retailers or online from King Arthur Baking.

National Fruitcake Day is December 27th, but we didn’t want to wait to share these recipes. Besides, all of December is National Fruitcake Month.

If you’ve always wanted to bake a fruitcake but have hesitated, hesitate no more. King Arthur Baking* has put together a bundle that makes it a cinch to produce a beautiful, delicious fruitcake easily at home.

The essentials are bundled together (photo #3), including a recipe and a lovely star-shaped baking pan (photo #2) that you can use for other cakes year-round.

You can get the Golden Fruitcake Bundle here, for yourself or as a gift.

Plus, there’s an easy fruitcake recipe below.

So is it fruitcake or fruitcake? Both are correct, although we prefer the more elegant-appearing two-word form.

Before you proceed to the recipe, and additional fruitcake recipes below, check out:

> Beverages To Serve With Fruitcake

> The History Of Fruitcake
 
 
RECIPE: QUICK FRUIT BREAD (FRUITCAKE)

Some fruitcakes, made with less sugar, are called fruit breads. This quick and easy batter bread is packed with fruit and nuts, but is less sweet and very mildly spiced, unlike traditional fruitcakes.

If you find traditional fruitcake cloyingly sweet, too heavy, and too packed with candied fruits, this recipe is for you.

It’s a great cake—or bread—for dessert, breakfast, brunch, coffee breaks, or snacks.

You can serve it a la mode with caramel sauce, custard sauce, or raspberry purée. And for a different texture, you can toast the slices.

Thanks to King Arthur Baking for the recipe.
 
Ingredients

 
Preparation

1. PREHEAT the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9″ x 5″ loaf pan.

2. PLACE the butter, granulated sugar, cinnamon, ginger, baking powder, salt, and vanilla in a bowl, and beat till smooth.

3. ADD the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the flour, stirring to combine.

4. STIR in the undrained crushed pineapple. Stir in the fruits, nuts, and candied cherries.

5. SPOON the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the top. Sprinkle with coarse white sparkling sugar, if desired.

6. BAKE for 60 minutes, then tent the cake with aluminum foil. Bake for an additional 15 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean.

7. REMOVE the cake from the oven. After 20 minutes loosen its sides, and turn it out of the pan onto a rack to cool. Cool the cake completely before slicing.
 
 
RECIPE #2: FRUITCAKE CUPCAKES

1. PREPARE the cake batter according to the recipe instructions, and scoop a heaping 3 tablespoons of batter into the wells of a cupcake pan (a jumbo cookie scoop heaped with batter works well here). You’ll be baking another batch, so about half of the batter will remain.

2. BAKE the cupcakes for 15 to 18 minutes, until a cake tester or toothpick inserted into the center of one comes out clean. Transfer the pan to a rack, and after 5 minutes turn the cakes out onto the rack to cool completely.
 
 
MORE FRUITCAKE RECIPES

 
 
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*Formerly King Arthur Flour.

†Candied cherries can be found at most supermarkets and online. You can also make your own with this DIY Candied Cherries recipe.

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Our mouth began to water when we saw these Vanilla Bourbon Bacon Lollipops on MackenzieLtd.com. Thick slabs of smoked Danish bacon are slow-cooked with a vanilla-bourbon glaze for a sweet, smoky flavor. You can use the vanilla-bourbon sauce as a glaze, to drizzle over the bacon, or as a dipping sauce.

Either way, it’s a treat for any bacon lover. You just heat and serve the lollipops for an appetizer or snack everyone will rave about.

“Absolutely wonderful,” “Beyond amazing,” and “Yummiest ever” are just three of the many happy customer reviews.

Get your bacon lollipops here.

Or, you can make your own.

Do you need Danish bacon*? No. Any thick-cut bacon will do.
 
 
RECIPE: BOURBON VANILLA DANISH LOLLIPOPS

This recipe is from Rodelle Kitchen, makers of three varieties of pure vanilla extract.

Rodelle suggests that you can pair this candied bacon with some their stout brownies recipe or vanilla bean ice cream.

How to serve the lollipops?

 
Ingredients

 
Preparation

1. PREHEAT the oven to 375°F. In a medium saucepan, heat the bourbon and vanilla extract until boiling. Reduce the heat and simmer until reduced to ½ cup. Let cool slightly.

2. PLACE the brown sugar on a plate. Coat the bacon on both sides with the bourbon-vanilla sauce. Then place the coated bacon onto the brown sugar, patting it down to make the sugar adheres. Repeat on the other side.

3. LINE a baking sheet with aluminum foil and place a rack on top. Place the bacon on the rack and bake until it is crispy and cooked through, about 20 to 25 minutes.
 
Dipping Sauce

No dipping sauce is required, but if you want one, honey mustard is a good choice.

You can make honey mustard by mixing honey into Dijon or other mustard, to taste.

Try 1 tablespoon honey to 2 tablespoons mustard to see how you like the proportion.

You can also make a low-glycemic version with agave or an artificial sweetener.
 
 
> THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF BACON
 
 
> THE HISTORY OF BACON
 
 
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*Danish bacon is bacon made from pigs raised in Denmark. Unlike American bacon, which is cut from the belly, Danish bacon is cut from the loin of the pig. It tends to be meatier than American bacon, which is called streaky bacon in the U.K. because of the amount of fat striation..

[1] Thick-cut bacon with a vanilla-bourbon glaze: Splendid (photo © Mackenzie Ltd).

[2] Since Bourbon goes into the glaze, you may want to serve it with the bacon lollipop appetizers.

[3] Dark brown sugar has a higher percentage of molasses than light brown sugar, and thus a deeper flavor (photo © Panther Media | Grafvision).

[4] Never be tempted so save money by purchasing imitation vanilla extract. Always buy the real thing: pure vanilla extract (photo © Rodelle Kitchen).