Fruitcake. An observation and a question.

[dilettante]

I'm sure there are lots of good recipes that an experienced baker can use as a starting point to create delicious things. That's just not me.

 

[Paladin1950]

I've always liked fruit cake. There were a few brands over the years that were really moist and really great tasting. Then of course, there were others that were dry and hard. If you buy a fruit cake, don't get one from the dollar stores.

 

[VaughanJB]

No. I don't like fruitcake. It's too dense. It tastes bad.

 

[debodun]

My mom used to make a killer fruitcake - she preferred the "dark" cake. I like homemeade if the baker puts lots of fruit and nuts in it. Most of what passes for commercially made cake is what I call "glorified raisin bread" (see photo). Some fool you by putting a thick layer of fruit on the top, but underneath is plain pound cake - the fruit is not distributed throughout the loaf.

 

[JBR]

When I was growing up, we were not really a fruitcake household. My mother didn't make it. Still, there was a friend of the family who made them, and she'd send one to us each Christmas season.

Dense, heavy, overly sweet, and unappealing as far as I was concerned. "It's the thought that counts," Mum would say. Yes, of course... but my impression was that a brick mason could use fruitcake as a building material.

 

[dilettante]

Actually even the cheap ones can be a source of enjoyment. Most people just forget to set them afire.

 

[debodun]