As Europe grew, so too did the fruitcake. The recipes varied regionally staking ... Add this to butter mixture alternately with bourbon or rum, mixing until combined. Stir the batter into the ...

My father’s bourbon. And of course ... in either a hot water bath or the wine or alcohol called for in the recipe. Some fruitcake lovers soak their fruits for up to a year for full flavor!

This recipe for fruitcake cookies features raisins soaked in bourbon. It was sent by M.K.H. of Lacombe, who writes, “I have to say that my recipe is wonderful. I got it from my friend.” ...

My grandmother was a teetotaler, who would not even a smidgen of bourbon or rum in ... is the creator of my fruitcake cookies. I stumbled on the recipe in an old Woman’s World magazine.

Gerhard said high-quality ingredients can still result in a delicious fruitcake and even shared his own mother's delicious fruitcake recipe ... alternately with bourbon or rum, mixing until ...