I've tried different recipes and non was as good as my mothers. Unfortunately, the recipe has been lost to the family for years.
I like a darker fruitcake. My friend recommended the Collins Street Bakery in Corsicana, TX deluxe fruitcake. That fruitcake is the only thing I have bought from Collins Street Bakery and it is the best I have ever found. I like as many pecans in the cake as there is fruit. The Deluxe Fruitcake is just right. I continue in my mother's tradition of adding a little bit of Apricot Brandy for some additional flavoring. Well, okay, sometimes I soak the fruitcake in the brandy, but only a couple of pieces at a time. Both enhance each other beautifully.
Last edited by Barb in Louisiana; 11-13-2017 at 05:53 AM.