Hey there, Jason Griffith here! There’s something truly special about a classic fruit cake – not the dense, heavy kind, but a wonderfully moist, tender loaf packed with sweet, chewy dried fruits. And ...

"Considered an indulgence, fruit cake was thus reserved for special occasions and holidays," Potica bakery writes. "As time went on, others began to credit Truman Capote’s 1956 short story, ...

I made the cake a few times and liked it well enough. It was close, but not the treat I thought it could be. I was less fond of the pudding form and more entranced with those crispy edges.