Found my great-aunt's 'sugarless' fruitcake recipe from 1972... what a mess

Spent $32 on special ingredients like dried persimmons and wheat germ oil to make it for the holidays. The thing came out like a brick and tasted like sweetened sawdust... my family wouldn't even try it. Anyone have a good old fruitcake recipe that people will actually eat?

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hugo6454d ago

My neighbor's church cookbook from 1985 has a recipe that uses real butter and orange juice. The key is soaking the dried fruit in brandy or strong tea overnight, it keeps everything moist. I made it last year and it was gone in two days, which is a miracle for fruitcake. Just skip any recipe that lists vegetable shortening or wheat germ, those are always a disaster.

lunah8611d ago

That brick texture is a feature, not a bug. It's supposed to double as a doorstop.

dylan26511d ago

Ugh, I feel you! My grandma's recipe worked after I skipped the weird oils.