I love Christmas fruitcake. It was just a punchline growing up and I don’t recall ever having it before moving to London. It was not what I was expecting. It’s dense, dark, heavy with sultanas and currants and almonds, flavours well-rounded after ageing with brandy for a few months. I’ve never made my own because I always think of it too late but mostly because you can get a perfectly good fruitcake at any grocery store. If I did make one I’d probably start with something simple like this: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/make-mature-christmas-cake
If you see a ”fruitcake” that looks like someone murdered a bucket of jolly ranchers and tried to hide the bodies in a yellow cake mix, run away. It should look something like this:
Cats And Guillotines 