i do like fruitcake

 I love fruitcake. So did my mom. we preferred the Claxton fruitcake and my mom would buy them after the holidays and freeze them.   Fruitcake all year long!  I only tried it one time (buying and freezing).  I realized nothing is fabulous if you have it day after day, all year long.


i actually made fruitcakes a few times.  I  enjoy reading a recipe that seems straightforward, and easily accomplished.  This one from Rodale.


 Sober Fruitcake

Ingredients:
2 sticks softened butter
2 cups candied cherries
2 cups candied pineapple
2 cups candied citrus peel
2 cups pecans, chopped up
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs
1½ teaspoons lemon extract
1 handful golden raisins
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups flour

Directions:
1. Use some of the butter to grease a mini-muffin pan.
2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
3. Toss fruits and nuts together in a bowl.
4. Mix softened (but not melted) butter and sugar together. Add eggs, lemon extract, and salt and mix some more.
5. Add the flour and mix some more.
6. Now add the fruit and nuts to the other stuff and mix everything together.
7. Fill the muffin tins and bake until golden, about 20 minutes.

Note: This can be baked in a traditional loaf too!