Well first of all, this is an unsponsored post, we bought this on our own to try it out after watching a show about them. We decided to try something new...
Fruitcake!
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| Collin Street Fruitcake |
This is supposed to be one of the best and a Texas tradition, made in the same place since 1896. Apparently they are also shipped all over the world as well. We figured we should try one of the top ones.
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| Fruitcake tin |
It comes in this tin that has some fun imagery on it, somewhat North and wintery but then a cowboy in front of the Alamo and a Lone Star.
OK, that's definitely Texas.
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| Fruitcake |
It comes wrapped and sealed in plastic, still in the baking paper instead of a foil container. They say it's best to slice through the paper and wipe the knife after each slice so that's exactly what we did.
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| Pretty fruitcake slice |
It's definitely good looking, well, as fruitcakes go or so we've heard...because, you see, neither of us has ever had fruitcake! This was a new experience for us. We figured we should try what's supposed to be among the best in the country.
Verdict? It's good/OK. Again, no frame of reference for how it should taste but I liked it. 2nd Man found it to be a bit too much though. It was sweet but the flavor was lacking. Or maybe it's just not what we were expecting. It just didn't jump out and go "oh my this is the best thing ever". He said he was expecting a brandy or other flavoring. I heard the jokes over the years about how fruitcakes weigh like bricks. They do.
My Grandmother used to make something called "dateloaf" (a kind of candy). The "cake part" of this fruitcake reminded me of that, minus the fruit of course (and hers was better, ha). I ate a few slices over a couple of days, 2nd Man had one or two with coffee and then I took the rest to share at work.
Overall, we found it to be a dense and very heavy cake (as they are known to be) and a little of it goes a long way. We know there are many varieties out there, including one made by some Monks at a monastery that's famous too, so we won't give up on them. We'll keep trying. Maybe we can even find a good homemade recipe for 2nd Man to try.
What about you? Do you like fruitcakes? Have a favorite brand? Have a great family recipe you're willing to secretly email to us to try out, ha!
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