Free Range Fruitcake

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I have known about this recipe for 2 years but I have always been lazy to go to grocery store and buy all kind of dried fruits. This recipe rocks... The flavors are unique, the cake is moist. I would never ever buy and eat regular fruit cakes.

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Fabulous fruit cakes! I made these in mini-loaves and gave them as gifts wrapped in claer plastic wrap with pretty ribbon. Even the people who normally pass on the fruit cake were in love with these cakes! The recipe was easy to follow and I will definitely be making this again next Christmas!

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This is the third year I've had this cake and its always a hit. Simply delicious!!!

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Since we eat more organic foods, I changed some of the items.
The fruits of choice I used are;
1 Cup Raisins
1 Cup Dried Cranberries
1 Cup fresh or frozen Blueberries
2 Cups Rhubarb.

I used to have to BUY fruitcake, but now I can make my own,
thank you, thank you, thank you..

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I agree with most other reviewers that this tastes great, but it was VERY expensive to buy all the ingredients! I had the basics, but all the dried fruit, spices, and alcohol really adds up. To the reviewer who made this for $16.44...how is that possible??

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The best fruit cake I've ever had. My husband thinks so too. Made a double batch, one for us and a bunch of small ones for gifts. I will definitely be making this ever Holiday season.

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Wow!

I made 9 of them as gifts this holiday (I kept one and I'm guessing the 8 recipients are going to be quite happy.

A couple of minor tweaks I'd recommend:

1 Buy Traverse Bay dried blueberries, cherries & cranberries through Amazon . com
2 Lose the orange and lemon zest and go with 1/4 cup each of Italian Glacé orange and lemon peel strips, reducing the volume of raisins and currants to 3/4 cup each so the volume of the batter remains the same. It's a wonderfully sweet candied peel. I got mine from barryfarm . com
3 When grinding the whole cloves and allspice berries, throw them into a spice grinder with the pre-ground ginger and cinnamon. The extra mass helps turn everything into a fine powder.
4 Melt the sugar, butter, apple cider and spice mixture first BEFORE adding the macerated fruit. Everything blends easier.
5 Use a high quality rum (or brandy when brushing the finished fruitcakes. Bacardi Gold is fine for macerating the fruit.

Thanks, Alton!

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Fruit cake isn't just for Christmas anymore. Not only is this my favorite dessert, it is my favorite food.
Period.
And everyone who tastes it is BLOWN AWAY!!
Alton Brown is a god!!!

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Fantastic-and I hate fruitcake. I made a few changes like, I used unfiltered spiced apple cider, added pecans,dates,and made Altons recipe for candied ginger, and nutmeg ,used brandy instead of rum, removed currants and allspice-though the cider had a bit as well as all the other spices so I halved them. It was perfect for us.Oh instead of brushing with brandy we glazed with warm apricot jam, perfectly moist and now everyone wants one. I made a loaf for us and mini loaves for friends. Thanks Alton. Hope your enjoying your BBQ in Georgia.

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easy, very good flavor, very rich. Much better than 'candied fruit' the taste is real.