What would the holidays be without jokes about fruitcake — that it’s leaden, dry and hard, better used as a doorstop or dumbbell than served as dessert? While it’s arguably appropriate to malign ...

Maybe it's time to give fruitcake another chance. Wednesday, Dec. 27 is National Fruitcake Day — yes, there is a whole day dedicated to the traditional, much-resisted holiday treat. The food experts ...

Alcohol is often a major component in fruitcake recipes. While it's not strictly necessary, and can be replaced by non-alcoholic liquids, if you're going for a traditional recipe, you'll want to booze ...

We've been sharing audience kitchen favorites in a series called All Things We're Cooking, a clever play on the title for a daily show for which B.J. Leiderman also did the theme music. Today, Ellie ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fruitcake for Thanksgiving? Really? Do I dare? In a few days we are about to kick off this culinarian’s favorite time of the year.

Although this cake requires you to soak dried fruit overnight in a mixture of rum and orange juice, allowing it to become plump and soft and flavorful, before you assemble the batter, it’s exceedingly ...

Welcome to 2023, as I devote my first column of the new year to a reader’s favorite retro holiday recipe and rekindled memories courtesy of reader Eva Jachim. “I heard you talking about fruitcake on ...

COLUMBUS, Kan. - If you don't like fruitcake, you'll probably love a Jinks Traditional Fruitcake. Cheryl Jinks said she always gets a kick out of watching someone try her family's holiday treat for ...

Ellie King of Pittsburgh talks about the fruitcake recipe that's been passed down in her family for generations. It's part of our All Things We're Cooking series. We've been sharing audience kitchen ...

We use real butter, fresh eggs, fresh pecans and there is no filler," she said. Vi said the fruitcake recipe, which she and Cheryl both politely decline to reveal, was developed over a six-month ...