Alton Brown's fruitcake flips the script with no candied fruit and a splash of brandy. Can a full makeover redeem this ...

Savor the delectable nostalgic flavors of the holidays with this recipe for these hearty, chewy fruitcake cookies that I want ...

By Rebekah Ludman Click here for updates on this story 12/17/24 (LAPost.com) — Fruitcake may be one of the most traditional Christmas desserts, but it doesn’t have the reputation of being the tastiest ...

He never acknowledges receipt of it, never says thank you, and I don’t know that he isn’t just throwing it in the trash.

Nothing says Christmas quite like a fruitcake ... key to preserving fruit for use across the seasons. One of the favorite methods of preserving fruit was to "candy" it. Candied fruit ...

But before I get to my take on fruitcake and the recipe you can try at home ... popular optional add-ins are ¼ cup raisins and ¼ cup candied citrus peel, although I opted not to include these.

He proudly declares that his fruitcake contains no candied fruit, although his recipe does use candied ginger. Apart from dried, uncandied fruits, what makes Brown's fruitcake so different?