Some contain lots of candied fruit soaked in brandy, while others contain only certain types of candied fruit. Nuts, such as walnuts and pecans, are also an integral part of fruitcakes. Applesauce or ...

For generations of Americans, making fun of fruitcake has been a holiday tradition. Even Sabrina Carpenter cannot resist piling on. "Fruitcake just makes me sick," the pop star intones in a song on ...

These jewel-like fruits can be used as cake decoration or ingredient, gifted, or eaten as is. Candied fruit may feel like a novelty, but beyond the ubiquitous fire engine red maraschino cherry, it can ...

Nothing brings in the holiday season like a fruitcake, whether it's fresh or regifted. For several decades, the delicacy has been the butt of many holiday jokes and still gets a bad rap as one of the ...

Although not as bad as getting a lump of coal in your stocking, fruitcake may be considered one of the more undesirable items people receive during the holiday season. The notoriously dry dessert made ...

Candied oranges are proof that sometimes patience really does pay off. You bring the oranges, sugar, water, and a pot; time ...

Shannon Swindle is executive pastry chef of Italian restaurants Funke in Beverly Hills and Felix in Venice, and he’s probably got a recipe or a hundred in his back pocket when it comes to simple yet ...