My MIL sent me their family fruitcake recipe a couple years back (I guess that meant they accepted me....hah!) that they have been making for a good 100 years or so. Anyhow, it actually is really good.

The key thing is I don't use any of that nasty dyed "fruit" or "peel" in ours. I use raisins, cranberries, etc so it is all natural. And booze. Lots and lots of booze.

The recipe was "fun" to use though - it was a very random recipe written by an old lady - who I am sure years ago they cornered her to cough it up. I had tasted his Grandmothers version so I had an idea of what it should taste like. Then I made it better

Btw, I do a bunch of them in muffin tins so I have portable cakes. And they freeze well.

Thanks fer reminding me I need to go make some!