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 ...

Fruitcake is an ancient goody, with the oldest versions a sort of energy bar made by the Romans to sustain their soldiers in ...

The key to making a good fruitcake is not to make a fruitcake. Forget about that syrupy-sweet, hard-as-a-brick loaf studded with colors that don’t even exist in nature. Instead, start with a ...

Ellie King of Pittsburgh talks about the fruitcake recipe that's been passed down in her family for generations. It's part of our All Things We're Cooking series. We've been sharing audience kitchen ...

2. Grease a Bundt cake pan with coconut oil. Butter works too if you’re not concerned with the recipe being dairy-free. 3. In a large bowl, whisk together mashed bananas, eggs, plant-based milk, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If offered, I am not going to try the 106-year old fruitcake recently found on Cape Adare in Antarctica, even though it supposedly looks edible. When it comes to keeping food in my refrigerator or ...

The action of Truman Capote's 1956 short story "A Christmas Memory" is set into motion when a nameless sixty-something woman looks out her kitchen window and exclaims, "Oh my, it's fruitcake weather." ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fruitcakes are known for their legendary shelf life. CSA-Printstock via Getty Images Nothing says Christmas quite like a fruitcake ...