My mom commented on a previous fruit cake recipe that “the best one” in our family is the one from Grannie Marvel, so I thought I’d share the recipe with you. We had this last year at the holidays and it is delicious! Fruit Cake (Grannie Marvel) 1 1/2 cups raisins 1 1/2 cups dates … Continue reading
Here we come with fruit cake recipe number two, one that Gram came up with on her own apparently. Maybe this is the one my sister made? Who knows, I can only guess that any fruit cake will keep better with the addition of bourbon.
With the holidays right around the corner, I thought I’d post a few recipes for fruit cake. In my family, we enjoy fruit cake, because we know how to make it. Yes, fruit cake is dense, and many commercial fruit cakes are horrible. Yes, it can be a heavy dessert, so you only eat a … Continue reading
Gram's Recipe Box 