Okay, who loves it?

Seriously, fruitcake is awesome. If you don't like it, it's because 1) you've never had a good one or 2) you're an anti-fruitcake lemming.

Have a great recipe? Lay it on us!

Tradition here

I've heard of people using those as door stoppers

I was just telling Cerebus (in the holiday traditions thread) that my mom makes awesome fruitcake. The cake is just "glue" for the fruit and nuts.

She wraps the finished cakes in cheesecloth and bastes them regularly with booze. They keep for months - and just keep getting better.

^^^ My mom makes them too

the Collin Streett Bakery in Texas makes the Deluxe Fruitcake. It's the best ever! It's expensive but worth every penny once you taste it. You'll be hooked, trust me!

http://www.collinstreet.com/

Hershe said:

Stollen from the New Glarus Bakery...

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I thought they were outlawed as an assault weapon.

CuddlyBear said:

I thought they were outlawed as an assault weapon.

Only because they're deadly delicious!

I'm going to make a confession here. I've never had fruitcake. I always thought it was funny that everyone would joke about how ubiquitous they were at the holidays when no one in my very large family ever made one or got one as a gift or whatever. I'd try one, though, if presented with one.

The production of that stuff is the ONE crime for which I firmly support the death penalty. I'd even pull the switch!

The one and only time I ever projectile vomited was after eating fruit cake.

Efan said:

I'm going to make a confession here. I've never had fruitcake. I always thought it was funny that everyone would joke about how ubiquitous they were at the holidays when no one in my very large family ever made one or got one as a gift or whatever. I'd try one, though, if presented with one.

I've never had it either. Have only heard terrible things about it.

My mom ate it nonstop during the holidays.

I can enjoy some. A little goes a long way for me (and not just cuz I'm fruity enough ).

Genesia said:

Stollen from the New Glarus Bakery...

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Stollen

I'm tellin you the Deluxe Fruitcake from the Collin Street Bakery in Texas is da bomb. They ship it all over the world.

Wowugotit said:

I'm tellin you the Deluxe Fruitcake from the Collin Street Bakery in Texas is da bomb. They ship it all over the world.

Just sounds like colonialism to me.

johnart said:

Genesia said:

Stollen from the New Glarus Bakery...

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Stollen

New Glarus Bakery's stollen is the best.

They ship, by the way.

Oh wow. I didn't know there was a fruit cake thread. Just consider everything I said in the "traditions" thread to be applicable here as well. Love. It.

Genesia said:

johnart said:

Stollen

New Glarus Bakery's stollen is the best.

They ship, by the way.

I just bookmarked them.

johnart said:

Genesia said:

New Glarus Bakery's stollen is the best.

They ship, by the way.

I just bookmarked them.

Ditto! I shall be having myself some Apple Bread - oh yes I shall. I'm also impressed they have so many kinds of rye bread, which is a personal favorite. I can get all those around here, though. That Apple Bread, not so sure.

I had some when I was young..and it was YUCK! Maybe now as an adult I would think different.

Cerebus said:

johnart said:

I just bookmarked them.

Ditto! I shall be having myself some Apple Bread - oh yes I shall. I'm also impressed they have so many kinds of rye bread, which is a personal favorite. I can get all those around here, though. That Apple Bread, not so sure.

Their rum balls (balls ) are awesome, too.

Genesia said:

Cerebus said:

Ditto! I shall be having myself some Apple Bread - oh yes I shall. I'm also impressed they have so many kinds of rye bread, which is a personal favorite. I can get all those around here, though. That Apple Bread, not so sure.

Their rum balls (balls ) are awesome, too.

Now we are talking! I used to make bourbon and rum balls every year!

Shanti0608 said:

Genesia said:

Their rum balls (balls ) are awesome, too.

Now we are talking! I used to make bourbon and rum balls every year!

I wonder if we make any desserts that don't have booze in them...

Genesia said:

Cerebus said:

Ditto! I shall be having myself some Apple Bread - oh yes I shall. I'm also impressed they have so many kinds of rye bread, which is a personal favorite. I can get all those around here, though. That Apple Bread, not so sure.

Their rum balls (balls ) are awesome, too.

I saw those but I'd already posted about the Apple Bread. Their Original Nut (nuts ) and Almond Nut Horns sound pretty incredible, too.

Genesia said:

Shanti0608 said:

Now we are talking! I used to make bourbon and rum balls every year!

I wonder if we make any desserts that don't have booze in them...

Both y'all need to get to bakin' so I can just order them from you.

Cerebus said:

Genesia said:

Their rum balls (balls ) are awesome, too.

I saw those but I'd already posted about the Apple Bread. Their Original Nut (nuts ) and Almond Nut Horns sound pretty incredible, too.

nut horns

Another thread successfully turned to porn!

Cerebus said:

Genesia said:

I wonder if we make any desserts that don't have booze in them...

Both y'all need to get to bakin' so I can just order them from you.

Best part about bourbon and rum balls....no baking!

Dammit! I meant to bring vanilla wafers back from the states.

Shanti0608 said:

Cerebus said:

Both y'all need to get to bakin' so I can just order them from you.

Best part about bourbon and rum balls....no baking!

Dammit! I meant to bring vanilla wafers back from the states.

Psssst!

http://www.amazon.com/Nabisco-Nilla-Wafers-Ounce-Packs/dp/B00196P9OQ

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