You made me cry. My mother made fruitcake every year. We always got a small one at Thanksgiving, but she aged the big one for Christmas. Mom has Alzheimer's now and doesn't cook any more, but as I watched this video I was a kid in mom's kitchen again. I love your voice and your joy as you describe everything. Thank you for bringing back such beautiful memories. I'm going to try your recipe. Keep doing what you're doing - it's more than just food.
Reminds me of my Mom's friend (who has passed on) who always made my favorite fruitcake - I don't think she realized how much I loved it sooo much. I make it every year but it never seems to taste as good as hers. Your fruitcake looks like hers so I'll give it a try. Thank you so much! The recipes I tried are quite a bit healthier and so they just didn't make the cut as far as taste. This year I'm going for taste.
Russell Merritt, you just gave me goosebumps... You're a special man to share such candid and sweet memories of your mother...and I share your nostalgia & sentiment having lost my mom 6 years ago. May God bless your mom with comfort and peace & keep both of you safe in this time of C19. 🙏 ❤
I hope your mother is doing good. My mother doest cook but she was one hell of a dancer when she was young and loves food. As she grew older, she ridden with alzheimers. We lost her in Dec 2023. From one child to another, I am thinking I should give fruit cake baking a try.
The absolute best fruitcake recipe ever!!! I've made this recipe for the past 2 years and everyone loves it - even those who have declared they hate fruitcake! Thank you so much for posting the recipe!!!
I just finished making the fruitcake. I added the grated rind of one orange, a tablespoon of vanilla extract, half a teaspoon of nutmeg and a quarter cup of Amaretto. It's really good! But both my husband and I thought it needed more of a spice kick; we could hardly taste the cinnamon. I will definitely make it again because it was so simple in the three tins filled almost to the top, and the timing was exactly 3 hours @250F as the recipe showed. So next time I make it, I will add more cinnamon, more nutmeg, cloves, a teaspoon or so of salt, and more booze! to make it just to our liking. Thanks Deronda, and Merry Christmas!!
I have used this recipe for 2 to 3 years now thank you so much it’s absolutely my favorite. I am editing. After tasting my fruit cake many times after it cooled I added more spiced rum to the baked cooled cake repeatedly. Every so often. The desired effect was a dry cake became moist with rum and elevated the flavor. Just the way I remembered from my youth.
Getting ready for Christmas 2018........ This Fruitcake brings memories of my best friend "my father" he loved his fruitcake in Christmas and eat it with coffee and we talked for the rest of the night........ Thanks a lot
Eduardo Trevino: I am so glad you have such happy memories of you and your father. This is something beautiful you can pass to your children. God bless you and yours. Merry Christmas and happy New Year 2019. That fruit cake looks delicious.
I started on this fruitcake yesterday. I am soaking the fruit now. I did not have apple chips so I used apricots and some figs. I also put about a quarter cup applesauce and some spiced rum. This is my first fruitcake. I am one of those people that have never had a fruitcake that I did not like. Maybe a dry one before but I just ate it with my coffee. I am so excited!!! Oh 1/2 cup was not enough rum, my fruit soaked it right up.
My mom made a similar recipe as yours only she would soak cheese cloth in brandy wrap the FC in it then clear wrap it and then foil wrap it then went into the cool garage and every couple of weeks she would unwrap soak the cheese cloth and wrap it all back up and back in the cool garage she did this for about a month before Christmas , we couldn’t wait for it ! Thank you for sharing! Such great memories I think I will give it a try, mom has been gone for 22 years now so it’s been awhile since I have had it !
I just made this fruitcake, it's my first time and it came out great. The house smells great. The cake looks amazing! I'm feeling like I'm serving not only a traditional dessert but a part of history as well.
I am so happy. I made your fruitcake and it's so good, a piece of fruit in every bite. The second one I have ever made, and I am 80 soon to be 81. lol. I tried another one on youtube where she said non fail. When I tried to pick it up to set in a shipping pan to my sister, [birthday today Jan 30] it just fell apart. I tasted it and it tasted terrible. Threw it out and your's has held up great. I soaked the fruit, [she can't have any nuts, but the pineapple is kind of crunchy, and no apples] with Cherry Merier liquer... I had enough for a loaf pan and we have eaten almost all of it. Every day I put the liquer in the holes and over the top. Double yummy...Thank so much. And I know my sister will thank you. She is 81 today..Yippee. Happiness is a good fruitcake.
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY to YOU & your SISTER (today)...EmeraldCity!! AWESOME & I'm honored to know that your sister will be receiving this delicious homemade FRUIT CAKE, you've made for her VERY SPECIAL occasion, here from my UA-cam Channel!! She's gonna love it!! I'll have to give that Cherry Merier liquor a try in this FRUIT CAKE the next time I make it!! Cheers to happiness is a good FRUITCAKE!! GREATEST CHEERS & HAPPINESS TO YOU & YOUR SISTER CELEBRATING YOUR 81st BIRTHDAYS!! ENJOY ENJOY ENJOY!! -Deronda ~ < : D
Thanks. We have one slice of our small loaf fruitcake, and we are both keeping an eye on it lol. We have mailed the big fruitcake to my sister, and she should get it in about three days. I will tell you, word for word, what she say's. But she doesn't talk much, unlike me lol...Thanks again.
Also, I put a pan of water in the oven, on the shelf under the fruitcake, And the name of that liqueur, I never heard of it before but $40 what they call a big bottle and $20 for a little bottle and It is called Grand Marnier and it is orange flavored, not cherry darn...Next time I will find something else but sure is delicious. lol. Maybe some kind of rum.
EmeraldCity I know you write long time ago, but let me tell you that you are an inspiration!! The Grand Menieur is a brandy and is normally used to hydrate the fruit cake each week until Christmas. The next time you make it use rum or whisky.
AWESOME & you're very welcome...Angelique!! Food memories from Grandma are always the BEST!! ENJOY the continued tradition of FRUITCAKES, my friend!! -Deronda :)
Update...Hi again. I made your awesome fruitcake for my sister for her 82nd birthday Jan. 30th, 2017. She loved it. I shipped it to her and she said it was moist and soooo good. So she and her daughter ate it all up in about a month and a half. I plan on another one for us this coming Christmas. My sister wants one too lol. I made a small one in a loaf pan with the left over mix. Yum
AWESOME...EmeraldCity!! Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful FRUITCAKE story with all of us!! Your sister and her daughter are lucky to have a fabulous baker like YOU in the family!! This FRUITCAKE is such a fun CAKE to make & eat!! Forever ENJOY!! -Deronda :)
Every year I look at a fruit cake recipe wishing that I could afford to make me one. I’m lucky if I can afford to buy a store bought one. Wish I was your best friend to get one as a gift, I’d treasure it.
Wow, what a great video on how to make fruitcake. My husband LOVES fruitcake and I love to bake, but in all honesty I have never made one. Now that I have found this recipe and watched this video, I plan to make this for one of my husband's Christmas gifts. Thanks for such a good video. Your enthusiasm is contagious! And your hands are SO clean! Love not seeing rings and fake fingernails on videos regarding food prep!
I've been looking for a recipe for a good fruitcake for a long, long time. I think I've found it. Thank you. Your video was very well done and showed each step.
I’ve been looking for a easy fruit cake recipe. I’m going to buy my ingredients this weekend and try to make this delicious fruit cake. Is there anything else I need to know. Can I use apple juice or any other liquid beside the brandy? Is the apricot brandy sold on the grocery store or do I have to buy from the liquor store.
Thank you for this recipe. It is like the one my late aunt used to make every Christmas. She was diabetic and couldn't eat them but she gave them away every year. They were delicious. I'm allergic to nuts now so I couldn't eat hers now. She died in 2006 four days after her 100th birthday. She made fruit cakes, cakes of all kinds, jellies, her dresses and skirts and crocheted not reading instructions and drove, took care of her house and cooked. She only had a third grade education but so very smart. She gave up driving when she was 85 and did all of the other things until she was 96 years old. Her twin brother died when he was 53 years old. She always soaked her fruit cakes in whatever wine she bought. She would wrap white paper towels around each one of them and pour wine over each. She would do that often when the paper towels started drying out. They stayed in her refrigerator soaking until she was ready to give them at Christmas. They were so moist and delicious.
I made this recipe and it is ThE Best Fruit Cake I’ve ever had in my life! I made a few substitutions here and there with the fruits. Also, I baked mine in miniature disposable tins and they were completely baked after 2-2.5 hours so check the little guys early. Also, you must heavily grease AND flour the tins or I guarantee you, that cake isn’t coming out! I will be adding this recipe to my absolute favorites!! Thank you so much!! 😁
What a great teacher you are! Your enthusiasm makes us want to make this beautiful cake! Your instructions are thorough, and completely understandable. Thank you.
You are so special! You actually post the recipe and don't make us go to another site to find it (which can be so frustrating)! I have no doubt this will be a wonderful recipe. Only change I'm going to make is to add some rosewater, which gives it an "I don't know what this is, but I love it" kind of taste. Wish me luck!
This reminds me of my mother's fruitcake. She also used to give them as gifts every year. Folk would look forward to receiving them too. She used to bake them inside lined cookie tins- the ones with lids, and then soak the top of the cakes with rum before giving. YUM-YUM dang it! Anyway, pardon my trip down memory lane. Mom passed on decades ago. At any rate- I intend to try this. Thanks for sharing.
Using this recipe, I tried making this fruitcake for the first time. After a few minor ingredient changes, I was able to convert a few haters, to lovers. I sauted one cup of maraschino cherries, half a cup of pineapple, and 2 tbls. of orange peel bits in cherry brandy. Mixed some of it in batter and the remaining as a last minute topping before baking. Just replaced the red and green cherries and the Citron. Also, used dried apricots and dried apples to replace all of the sugared , candied fruits. One last change, I used a cup of cherry brandy (couldn't find the apricot). However, using this recipe inspired me to take on this labor of love. It was so worth it and I am thankful the time was taken to share with all of us. Happy New Year !!
I've been making this fruit cake for friends and family every Christmas for 5 year and it's always a hit. It's been solidified as a new tradition. Thanks for this recipe Deronda.
I am Vietnamese so I can not understand what you put the black liquid on 5 eggs could you please help me what is that I can buy it from where Thank you so much Anh Do
+FitAnge S It's that time of the year again...Angie!! Got to keep it festive!! Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays & bunches of thanks!! Forever ENJOY!! -Deronda :)
My mouth watered throughout the entire video. You make it look so easy. This will be my first fruitcake to make. You were'nt kidding it's delicious. Thanks for giving me the boost I needed to make it. Your great. Love the video.
My mom started a fermented fruit in June added 1 or 2 fruits a week and a month or so before Christmas she would make the cakes they were awesome .she did not write the recipe down before she passed. Sadly. One of the best fruit cakes I ever ate was apricot, pineapple and nuts 😋. GOD BLESS FROM CHRISTMAS VALLEY OREGON
We bought a fruitcake from a monastery back east one year. Man those monks must have drowned that poor fruitcake with a hold bottle of brandy. It was NOT GOOD AT ALL! Since then my wonderful wife makes the most delicious fruitcake every year. I Just LOVE HER AND IT!♥️🎄
This will be my first attempt at fruitcake. Thank you for showing me how easy it is! You answered all of my questions. My husband said to use the apricot brandy instead of regular, but I was reluctant until I saw you use it. Can’t wait!
Thank you I've always wanted to make my own Fruit cake easy recipe 😋 And I love Fruit cake year round. With ☕ coffee and especially at Christmas. HOPE YOU HAVE A NICE CHRISTMAS AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR.FROM TEXAS
I remembered my mom bought us always a very special ,yummy fruit cake during Christmas seasons when she was working in Dainty lunch and bakery,,Sooo delicious your fruitcake!!
I have always loved fruitcake but never tried making my own. This is a fantastic recipe - looks great and I am sure it tastes spectacular too. Thanks for sharing and for your very friendly upbeat encouraging way of explaining everything. I cannot WAIT to try this! Sorry but I am keeping all three loaves!!! Thanks Deronda - you are the best!
I made this recipe last Christmas and my family loved it!! It was my first time and I'm so pleased that it came out so well!! Why buy the stuff in the grocery store with the chemical additives and corn syrup when you can make the best yourself?
Thank you for your Awesome Recipes, and the Wonderful way you write them out, for us to SHARE and KEEP a copy of, for future Reference. I SO wish every COOK would be this meticulous with their sharing of Recipes. Awesome Awesome. Cannot wait to get to the kitchen to make this one. Blessings from OZ. Leila and Ronald.👍👍💛💛👍👍
Nice recipe. Thx. So many people hate the stuff and would just as soon use it for a door stop but I always LOVED fruit cake. When I was a kid in Germany, I belonged to an Explorer Scout group. We'd go to Wiesbaden Air Force Base and buy old WWII 'C' rations to take along on camping trips for around $3 bucks per case. One of the things in the boxes (aside from the cigarettes, morphine syringe tubes, general dinners, toilet paper and P-38 can openers....) was canned fruit cake. I'd fight over it. My Mom used to make 'em for the family and I've been making them ever since. I use dark spiced rum to make mine. I'll let it sit all year long wrapped in foil, pouring a little more rum on it every once in a while and just let it pickle. By the end of the year....(if you can wait that long), THAT's just good stuff.
We rarely had any thing other than chocolate cake. And then I got the c-rat fruit cake and I fell in love with That but haven't had it since. This made me feel the need again.
Wow. So colorful fruitcake. You didn’t scrimp on the ingredients. It must taste so yummy. You made it look so easy. You’re a good teacher. Thanks for sharing your recipe. I’ll give it a try.
Thank you so much for this recipe! ❤ been using this recipe for 5 years already. but I substituted some of the fruits and nuts because Im in the Philippines.
You made me cry. My mother made fruitcake every year. We always got a small one at Thanksgiving, but she aged the big one for Christmas. Mom has Alzheimer's now and doesn't cook any more, but as I watched this video I was a kid in mom's kitchen again. I love your voice and your joy as you describe everything. Thank you for bringing back such beautiful memories. I'm going to try your recipe. Keep doing what you're doing - it's more than just food.
Reminds me of my Mom's friend (who has passed on) who always made my favorite fruitcake - I don't think she realized how much I loved it sooo much. I make it every year but it never seems to taste as good as hers. Your fruitcake looks like hers so I'll give it a try. Thank you so much! The recipes I tried are quite a bit healthier and so they just didn't make the cut as far as taste. This year I'm going for taste.
Russell Merritt, you just gave me goosebumps... You're a special man to share such candid and sweet memories of your mother...and I share your nostalgia & sentiment having lost my mom 6 years ago.
May God bless your mom with comfort and peace & keep both of you safe in this time of C19.
🙏 ❤
Love it but I have to becareful with all the sweets and sugar lots of goodies in there thanks for sharing. 🙏🏼❤
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I hope your mother is doing good. My mother doest cook but she was one hell of a dancer when she was young and loves food. As she grew older, she ridden with alzheimers. We lost her in Dec 2023. From one child to another, I am thinking I should give fruit cake baking a try.
The absolute best fruitcake recipe ever!!! I've made this recipe for the past 2 years and everyone loves it - even those who have declared they hate fruitcake! Thank you so much for posting the recipe!!!
AWESOME & you're very welcome...Julie!! Thank you for sharing your FRUIT CAKE results!! Forever ENJOY, my friend!! -Deronda :)
Foods101withDeronda just lucious and delicious. Tkanks!!
I just finished making the fruitcake. I added the grated rind of one orange, a tablespoon of vanilla extract, half a teaspoon of nutmeg and a quarter cup of Amaretto. It's really good! But both my husband and I thought it needed more of a spice kick; we could hardly taste the cinnamon. I will definitely make it again because it was so simple in the three tins filled almost to the top, and the timing was exactly 3 hours @250F as the recipe showed. So next time I make it, I will add more cinnamon, more nutmeg, cloves, a teaspoon or so of salt, and more booze! to make it just to our liking. Thanks Deronda, and Merry Christmas!!
I didn’t like fruit cake but someone asked me to make one. Baby when I tell you this cake was good, it was good. Will make it again
Richness was in the bowl afterwards consequence was heaven. Wows
I know a lot of people don't like fruit cake, but I love fruit cake. You only get it once a year what's not to like! Merry Christmas🤶🎅
I have used this recipe for 2 to 3 years now thank you so much it’s absolutely my favorite. I am editing. After tasting my fruit cake many times after it cooled I added more spiced rum to the baked cooled cake repeatedly. Every so often. The desired effect was a dry cake became moist with rum and elevated the flavor. Just the way I remembered from my youth.
Getting ready for Christmas 2018........ This Fruitcake brings memories of my best friend "my father" he loved his fruitcake in Christmas and eat it with coffee and we talked for the rest of the night........ Thanks a lot
Eduardo Trevino: I am so glad you have such happy memories of you and your father. This is something beautiful you can pass to your children.
God bless you and yours. Merry Christmas and happy New Year 2019.
That fruit cake looks delicious.
I simple love moist fruit cake. However my daughters prefer other cakes. I am going to bake on for myself.😎
Are you from the south ?
I started on this fruitcake yesterday. I am soaking the fruit now. I did not have apple chips so I used apricots and some figs. I also put about a quarter cup applesauce and some spiced rum. This is my first fruitcake. I am one of those people that have never had a fruitcake that I did not like. Maybe a dry one before but I just ate it with my coffee. I am so excited!!! Oh 1/2 cup was not enough rum, my fruit soaked it right up.
Camilla Barnes ...girl....your sounds delicious...applesauce ( who would think?🤔)
If this is your first time making fruit cake why are you adding in so much stuff that wasn't in the video.
Camilla Barnes spare ribs
You're so excited for this fruit cake...it gets me excited too lol. Whenever I'm feeling down I watch this video and it cheers me up😊
Meeee too!!!!loll!!happy holidays!
My daughter's name is ceci rose 😍
My mom made a similar recipe as yours only she would soak cheese cloth in brandy wrap the FC in it then clear wrap it and then foil wrap it then went into the cool garage and every couple of weeks she would unwrap soak the cheese cloth and wrap it all back up and back in the cool garage she did this for about a month before Christmas , we couldn’t wait for it ! Thank you for sharing! Such great memories I think I will give it a try, mom has been gone for 22 years now so it’s been awhile since I have had it !
I just made this fruitcake, it's my first time and it came out great. The house smells great. The cake looks amazing! I'm feeling like I'm serving not only a traditional dessert but a part of history as well.
Dude!! I made this cake and it came out awesome!! This is going to be a new tradition in our house!
AWESOME...Anedra!! Forever ENJOY your new FRUIT CAKE tradition, my friend!! -Deronda :)
That is my Momma's fruit cake and I had no idea where her recipe came from. Thanks so much.
This is the best fruit cake recipe. Bless you.
I am so happy. I made your fruitcake and it's so good, a piece of fruit in every bite. The second one I have ever made, and I am 80 soon to be 81. lol. I tried another one on youtube where she said non fail. When I tried to pick it up to set in a shipping pan to my sister, [birthday today Jan 30] it just fell apart. I tasted it and it tasted terrible. Threw it out and your's has held up great. I soaked the fruit, [she can't have any nuts, but the pineapple is kind of crunchy, and no apples] with Cherry Merier liquer... I had enough for a loaf pan and we have eaten almost all of it. Every day I put the liquer in the holes and over the top. Double yummy...Thank so much. And I know my sister will thank you. She is 81 today..Yippee. Happiness is a good fruitcake.
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY to YOU & your SISTER (today)...EmeraldCity!! AWESOME & I'm honored to know that your sister will be receiving this delicious homemade FRUIT CAKE, you've made for her VERY SPECIAL occasion, here from my UA-cam Channel!! She's gonna love it!! I'll have to give that Cherry Merier liquor a try in this FRUIT CAKE the next time I make it!! Cheers to happiness is a good FRUITCAKE!! GREATEST CHEERS & HAPPINESS TO YOU & YOUR SISTER CELEBRATING YOUR 81st BIRTHDAYS!! ENJOY ENJOY ENJOY!! -Deronda ~ < : D
Thanks. We have one slice of our small loaf fruitcake, and we are both keeping an eye on it lol. We have mailed the big fruitcake to my sister, and she should get it in about three days. I will tell you, word for word, what she say's. But she doesn't talk much, unlike me lol...Thanks again.
Also, I put a pan of water in the oven, on the shelf under the fruitcake, And the name of that liqueur, I never heard of it before but $40 what they call a big bottle and $20 for a little bottle and It is called Grand Marnier and it is orange flavored, not cherry darn...Next time I will find something else but sure is delicious. lol. Maybe some kind of rum.
EmeraldCity I know you write long time ago, but let me tell you that you are an inspiration!! The Grand Menieur is a brandy and is normally used to hydrate the fruit cake each week until Christmas. The next time you make it use rum or whisky.
I tried this recipe last Christmas!! It was a heavenly success. I don't understand how a lot of people don't like fruit cake! It's beyond me!!!
Great to hear!
Thank you so much with this recipe, my grandma always made fruitcakes and I want to continue the tradition
AWESOME & you're very welcome...Angelique!! Food memories from Grandma are always the BEST!! ENJOY the continued tradition of FRUITCAKES, my friend!! -Deronda :)
If I didn't know ,this is the same recipe of my.mother . She made this every year. The same, Thank you so much.
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I love this Dorana, thank you
Update...Hi again. I made your awesome fruitcake for my sister for her 82nd birthday Jan. 30th, 2017. She loved it. I shipped it to her and she said it was moist and soooo good. So she and her daughter ate it all up in about a month and a half. I plan on another one for us this coming Christmas. My sister wants one too lol. I made a small one in a loaf pan with the left over mix. Yum
AWESOME...EmeraldCity!! Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful FRUITCAKE story with all of us!! Your sister and her daughter are lucky to have a fabulous baker like YOU in the family!! This FRUITCAKE is such a fun CAKE to make & eat!! Forever ENJOY!! -Deronda :)
When I fine the product to have on hand ready togo
this will be my first attempt at a fruitcake, and after looking at literally dozens of recipes, this looks the best.
AWESOME, I'm honored, & bunches of thanks...Kvaalbj!! You'll not be disappointed with this FRUIT CAKE!! ENJOY & HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! -Deronda :)
I agree, it looks the best of all. I am soo hungry for this cake now... Shuu
@@Foods101withDeronda fruit cake recipes
I have a nonesuch mincemeat recipe. Is easy and always a hit!
Every year I look at a fruit cake recipe wishing that I could afford to make me one. I’m lucky if I can afford to buy a store bought one. Wish I was your best friend to get one as a gift, I’d treasure it.
Wow, what a great video on how to make fruitcake. My husband LOVES fruitcake and I love to bake, but in all honesty I have never made one. Now that I have found this recipe and watched this video, I plan to make this for one of my husband's Christmas gifts. Thanks for such a good video. Your enthusiasm is contagious! And your hands are SO clean! Love not seeing rings and fake fingernails on videos regarding food prep!
Don’t forget the cognac or whisky or rum.
Wow! Wow! Wow! Perfect fruitcake recipe. Thank you for sharing.
'Its beginning to smell alot like Christmas.' And whats Christmas without a fruit cake? This looks fantastic cant wait to try it!!!
INDEED & thanks a million...1lovey1 Global!! ENJOY your FRUIT CAKE, my friend!! -Deronda :)
Our family is so rare because everyone loves fruitcake including sons-in-law. This type of fruitcake reminds me of a stained glass window.
Finally a fruit cake recipe that is easy to make and looks delicious. Thank you for including the written recipe as well. Can't wait to try it.
My pleasure 😊
I think the cherries are the stars of the show, I'd have put them ALL in. Thanks for the nice video.
I've been looking for a recipe for a good fruitcake for a long, long time. I think I've found it. Thank you. Your video was very well done and showed each step.
AWESOME, that's my goal, thanks a million, & you're very welcome...Tbirdclass!! Forever ENJOY!! -Deronda :)
I’ve been looking for a easy fruit cake recipe. I’m going to buy my ingredients this weekend and try to make this delicious fruit cake. Is there anything else I need to know. Can I use apple juice or any other liquid beside the brandy? Is the apricot brandy sold on the grocery store or do I have to buy from the liquor store.
This friut cake looks absolutely WONDERFUL!!! I hope to attempt baking it, soon. Thanks for sharing.
AWESOME, bunches of thanks, & you're very welcome...Cecilia!! This FRUIT CAKE never disappoints!! ENJOY!! -Deronda :)
your voice, enthusiasim and recipe make this video so comforting
Thank you so much 🙂
Thank you for this recipe. It is like the one my late aunt used to make every Christmas. She was diabetic and couldn't eat them but she gave them away every year. They were delicious. I'm allergic to nuts now so I couldn't eat hers now. She died in 2006 four days after her 100th birthday. She made fruit cakes, cakes of all kinds, jellies, her dresses and skirts and crocheted not reading instructions and drove, took care of her house and cooked. She only had a third grade education but so very smart. She gave up driving when she was 85 and did all of the other things until she was 96 years old. Her twin brother died when he was 53 years old.
She always soaked her fruit cakes in whatever wine she bought. She would wrap white paper towels around each one of them and pour wine over each. She would do that often when the paper towels started drying out. They stayed in her refrigerator soaking until she was ready to give them at Christmas. They were so moist and delicious.
I did this recipe last year and it was awesome. I tried it again two nights ago and it just gets better!! 👍👍🎄🎁🎁
I made this recipe and it is ThE Best Fruit Cake I’ve ever had in my life! I made a few substitutions here and there with the fruits. Also, I baked mine in miniature disposable tins and they were completely baked after 2-2.5 hours so check the little guys early. Also, you must heavily grease AND flour the tins or I guarantee you, that cake isn’t coming out! I will be adding this recipe to my absolute favorites!! Thank you so much!! 😁
Can use parchment paper. Thnx
that is one gorgeous fruitcake-I will definitely be making for Christmas this year!!!
It's so good! Have fun & ENJOY :)
This is real Fruitcake! Thank you for sharing.
This year will be the third Christmas making this fruitcake for my dad. He loves it !
This is definitely the best looking fruit cake I've seen so far. I could somehow taste it while watching 😍😍 great job Deronda
AWESOME & thanks a million...Shinta!! ENJOY!! -Deronda :)
Wow with a good gob of butter
I would be in heaven
Fruits and nuts how can life get any better
Thank you much
Always happy to watch one of her recipes. Looks great!
What a great teacher you are! Your enthusiasm makes us want to make this beautiful cake! Your instructions are thorough, and completely understandable. Thank you.
Never made fruitcake but will def try this recipe bec it looks easy n delicious thank you for sharing n have a blessed n happy Christmas
You are so special! You actually post the recipe and don't make us go to another site to find it (which can be so frustrating)! I have no doubt this will be a wonderful recipe. Only change I'm going to make is to add some rosewater, which gives it an "I don't know what this is, but I love it" kind of taste. Wish me luck!
This reminds me of my mother's fruitcake. She also used to give them as gifts every year. Folk would look forward to receiving them too. She used to bake them inside lined cookie tins- the ones with lids, and then soak the top of the cakes with rum before giving. YUM-YUM dang it!
Anyway, pardon my trip down memory lane. Mom passed on decades ago.
At any rate- I intend to try this. Thanks for sharing.
That's old-school good.
Seems like an excellent , well balanced fruit cake recipe. I highly recommend it.
Greetings from México !!
I baked it and it is soooo great.
I changed melaza for honey and whiskey 🥃
Really easy to prepare.
Thank you very much
Merry CHRISTMAS
Best recipe and explanation so far.
I think I'll soak the fruit in rum overnight and glaze with an , orange - rum , frosting. Yum
Using this recipe, I tried making this fruitcake for the first time.
After a few minor ingredient changes, I was able to convert a few haters, to lovers.
I sauted one cup of maraschino cherries, half a cup of pineapple, and 2 tbls. of orange peel bits in cherry brandy. Mixed some of it in batter and the remaining as a last minute topping before baking.
Just replaced the red and green cherries and the Citron. Also, used dried apricots and dried apples to replace all of the sugared , candied fruits. One last change, I used a cup of cherry brandy (couldn't find the apricot).
However, using this recipe inspired me to take on this labor of love. It was so worth it and I am thankful the time was taken to share with all of us.
Happy New Year !!
Delicious fruit cake!!!!!! thank you for your wonderful recipe.
+Yadira Coronel Many thanks & You're very welcome...Yadira!! ENJOY!! -Deronda :)
I've been making this fruit cake for friends and family every Christmas for 5 year and it's always a hit. It's been solidified as a new tradition.
Thanks for this recipe Deronda.
AWESOME & I'm very honored...Jacob!! Forever ENJOY your new tradition "FRUIT CAKE", my friend!! -Deronda :)
I am Vietnamese so I can not understand what you put the black liquid on 5 eggs could you please help me what is that I can buy it from where
Thank you so much
Anh Do
I saw you reflection on the knife, how cute! I am definitely going to follow your recipe. Thank you.
Hi Deronda, I'm glad to see another video from you. Hope you are well, I love those fruit cake it looks fantastic
+FitAnge S It's that time of the year again...Angie!! Got to keep it festive!! Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays & bunches of thanks!! Forever ENJOY!! -Deronda :)
My first fruitcake ever and it was absolutely terrific
I have been making fruitcake for over 55 years. Most of the family like it. I decorate the top with some of the fruit and nuts.
That is awesome!
My mouth watered throughout the entire video. You make it look so easy. This will be my first fruitcake to make. You were'nt kidding it's delicious. Thanks for giving me the boost I needed to make it. Your great. Love the video.
i have to admit you did a great job this fruit cake looks awesome.
AWESOME & bunches of thanks...Jay!! ENJOY!! -Deronda :)
My mom started a fermented fruit in June added 1 or 2 fruits a week and a month or so before Christmas she would make the cakes they were awesome .she did not write the recipe down before she passed. Sadly. One of the best fruit cakes I ever ate was apricot, pineapple and nuts 😋. GOD BLESS FROM CHRISTMAS VALLEY OREGON
We bought a fruitcake from a monastery back east one year. Man those monks must have drowned that poor fruitcake with a hold bottle of brandy. It was NOT GOOD AT ALL! Since then my wonderful wife makes the most delicious fruitcake every year.
I Just LOVE HER AND IT!♥️🎄
This will be my first attempt at fruitcake. Thank you for showing me how easy it is! You answered all of my questions. My husband said to use the apricot brandy instead of regular, but I was reluctant until I saw you use it. Can’t wait!
You can do it!
Just made my shopping list for tomorrow. Can't wait to make this! Thanks for posting.
AWESOME & you're very welcome...Jelly d!! Share your FRUIT CAKE results with us, if you wish!! ENJOY!! -Deronda :)
Beautiful fruit cake, you did a great presentation.
Thanks a million...Barbra!! Forever ENJOY FRUIT CAKE, my friend!! -Deronda :)
This is my favor cake I love it with plan Coffee, THANK YOU for the receta, love it
I can’t wait to make this cake this year for the first time!!
Awesome...Sonya!! You're in for a deliciously fresh tasting FRUIT CAKE that never disappoints!! ENJOY, my friend!! -Deronda :)
Thank you for this step by step rescipie my husband and son in law love fruit cake can't wait to make it thank you god bless 😊😊❤ thank you 🙏
AWESOME!! My pleasure 😊
I made this without the nuts (Walnut allergies) And this is the best one I have tasted...
I LOVE fruitcake and this is the best one that I’ve tasted. Thank you so much for the recipe!
You are so welcome!
Thank you I've always wanted to make my own Fruit cake easy recipe 😋 And I love Fruit cake year round. With ☕ coffee and especially at Christmas. HOPE YOU HAVE A NICE CHRISTMAS AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR.FROM TEXAS
I tried it. It is easy to make and very delicious.Will make it again.
This is the best fruit cake, I have made, from this recipe. Thank you for sharing it.
She just love her apricot brandy!!!😀
It’s a very good fruit cake 🍰!!!!
Thank you very much for sharing your Fruit Cake Recipe.
My pleasure 😊
You did awesome! Can you tell how excited I am to see someone who knows how fruitcake is really suppose to look, and I can almost taste! Yummy!
I remembered my mom bought us always a very special ,yummy fruit cake during Christmas seasons when she was working in Dainty lunch and bakery,,Sooo delicious your fruitcake!!
I have been look for a good recipe for a long time. I think yours is the best. Thank you.
I have always loved fruitcake but never tried making my own. This is a fantastic recipe - looks great and I am sure it tastes spectacular too. Thanks for sharing and for your very friendly upbeat encouraging way of explaining everything. I cannot WAIT to try this! Sorry but I am keeping all three loaves!!! Thanks Deronda - you are the best!
Aww, awesome, thanks a million, and you're very welcome...Paul!! ENJOY your FRUIT CAKES, my friend!! -Deronda :)
I made this recipe last Christmas and my family loved it!! It was my first time and I'm so pleased that it came out so well!! Why buy the stuff in the grocery store with the chemical additives and corn syrup when you can make the best yourself?
@@HissingKitty2008I just followed the video recipe.
My favorite for a winter cake.
Let us mention, using the best ingredients, these are not inexpensive to make. But soooo worth it!
So true!
Fruit cake recipe was great simple instructions.
I ❤️ fruit cake and your fruit cake looks delicious!! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you 😋
Simplified version, thank you for sharing.
You're very welcome...Tuimasi!! ENJOY your FRUIT CAKE, my friend!! -Deronda :)
Thank you for the recipe that looks so delicious😋😋😋😋
Oh man! Amazing fruit cake.
So good!
That's the best recipe I have seen, I'm going to try it for myself. Thank you so much.😇
My pleasure 😊
I call this my "ever most unpopular fruitcake". No one eats it but me and one other person in my family but I don't care, it's so awesome.
Thank you for your Awesome Recipes, and the Wonderful way you write them out, for us to SHARE and KEEP a copy of, for future Reference. I SO wish every COOK would be this meticulous with their sharing of Recipes. Awesome Awesome. Cannot wait to get to the kitchen to make this one. Blessings from OZ. Leila and Ronald.👍👍💛💛👍👍
My pleasure 😊 ENJOY :)
I love fruit cake! This recipe sounds great! It Looks delicious!
I want to try it as soon as I can make it!
AWESOME...Margaret!! This FRUIT CAKE never disappoints, my friend!! ENJOY!! -Deronda :)
Nice recipe. Thx. So many people hate the stuff and would just as soon use it for a door stop but I always LOVED fruit cake. When I was a kid in Germany, I belonged to an Explorer Scout group. We'd go to Wiesbaden Air Force Base and buy old WWII 'C' rations to take along on camping trips for around $3 bucks per case. One of the things in the boxes (aside from the cigarettes, morphine syringe tubes, general dinners, toilet paper and P-38 can openers....) was canned fruit cake. I'd fight over it.
My Mom used to make 'em for the family and I've been making them ever since. I use dark spiced rum to make mine. I'll let it sit all year long wrapped in foil, pouring a little more rum on it every once in a while and just let it pickle. By the end of the year....(if you can wait that long), THAT's just good stuff.
Thank you dear friend.
This is another awsome upload.
well done again!
Thank you! Cheers!
This is the best Fruit cake recipe I've ever had or made !!
Great to hear!
We rarely had any thing other than chocolate cake. And then I got the c-rat fruit cake and I fell in love with That but haven't had it since. This made me feel the need again.
INDEED!!
This is fantastic! Thank you for sharing!
I love fruit 🎂 I'm making fruit 🎂 for Christmas 🎄 🎅
Thank you for sharing your recipe, I will try to make it for Christmas. God bless.
Super cake looks very delicious and yummy
I'm planning to try your fruitcake recipe. My grandmother used to bake these .,so delicious. 💕🍰 Thank you for sharing.
Awesome & you're very welcome, Sunny!! ENJOY your FRUIT CAKE, my friend!! -Deronda :)
Wow. So colorful fruitcake. You didn’t scrimp on the ingredients. It must taste so yummy. You made it look so easy. You’re a good teacher. Thanks for sharing your recipe. I’ll give it a try.
I tried fruit cake my first time today and I love it! I want to eat this for every holiday for the rest of my life lol ❤🎉☃️🎄
It's so good!
Thank you so much for this recipe! ❤ been using this recipe for 5 years already. but I substituted some of the fruits and nuts because Im in the Philippines.
I'm honored!! ENJOY your way, always, in the Philippines, my friend :)
It looks really fun Seeing this, my heart is eating 🙋😜 .....
This looks amazing