Nothing says Christmas quite like a fruitcake – or, at the very least, a fruitcake joke. A quip attributed to former “Tonight Show” host Johnny Carson has it that “There is only one fruitcake in the ...

Fruitcake lovers, rejoice – there's one Texan bakery with a German founder whose fruitcake is celebrated far and wide. Here's ...

Fruitcake has built quite a reputation. It is known for its longevity, but also as a gift not widely preferred — although you can always regift. The origins of fruitcake date back to the ancient ...

CORSICANA, Texas — In a holiday full of classic confections — candy canes, gingerbread and sugarplums — there's one that's ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the business of food, from artichokes to zucchini. Every holiday season, Mary McEvoy Carroll, a public relations ...

All Things We're Cooking is a series featuring family recipes from you, our readers and listeners, and the special stories behind them. We'll continue to share more of your kitchen gems throughout the ...

Blame the fruitcake plague on the cheap sugar that arrived in Europe from the colonies in the 16th century. Some goon discovered that fruit could be preserved by soaking it in successively greater ...

Fruitcake is the most controversial dessert in all of food. Yes, we know your mom/grandma/aunt/roommate’s cousin has the best recipe ever, but here’s the thing ...

For generations of Americans, making fun of fruitcake has been a holiday tradition. Even Sabrina Carpenter cannot resist piling on. "Fruitcake just makes me sick," the pop star intones in a song on ...

As someone who recoils at the mere thought of candied peel or maraschino cherries, I too have reflexively avoided fruitcake for most of my life. But this year, I started wondering if maybe I’d been ...