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Why Fruitcake like this doesn't work

Too many fruits. Too many hard waxy slimy fruits. Who wants green rubbery cherries? Eeouuuww.
And where's the cake? Not enough cake. Too many undistinguishable things floating around in too little cake.

Here's a Christmas fruitcake that people can understand.

I make a spice cake from a mix (hey, I'm busy and so are you) and add some plumped dried cherries, raisins soaked in bourbon, and lots of nuts. Bake it in a spring form pan so it looks nice and then put it in a cake holder to get stale for a few days. It needs to dry out so it can absorb lots and lots of bourbon.
After a few days, poke holes in it and pour a stiff shot of booze over the top and replace the container lid. Repeat daily until you can't wait to try a slice.
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Fruitcake for breakfast. I don't care who you are, that's yummy.

I've been keeping it on the front porch, so it needed a minute in the microwave and that made the kitchen smell wonderful, if a bit pub-like. I plan on whipping some cream cheese with cinnamon and rum extract, but just couldn't wait. So instead I crumbled on some goat cheese. Works for me.

This cake is a great pick-me-up from a long day of shopping, or gift wrapping. It is especially nice with a hot mug of tea, coffee or cider. Warning: Keep away from open flames...

Yup, the Christmas knitting is going along swimmingly.