Holiday Pecan Fruit Cake - Cooking From Scratch - Holiday Cake Recipes

[@gaildavis710]

I have my grandfather's original fruitcake recipe! He use to make each of us a fruitcake for the holidays. He always started early buying up the ingredients. I still have the original round tin that he always put mine in. When I emptied it, I would always give it back to him to put mine back in!!!!! IT WAS FABULOUS!!! I MISS HIM and his fruitcakes so bad!!!

[@WickedBoo13]

Oh my goodness! My grandpa made fruit cake too! It was the best feeling when he gave us our tins🤗 I miss my grandpa sooo much during the holidays.

[@gaildavis710]

@@WickedBoo13 I do too Rebecca!! I can see his sweet smile when haha need me my tin full of the most amazing fruitcake!!!! I miss you papa and I love you!!!! I will see you in Heaven!!!!!!!

[@angelalott9011]

What a blessing to have the recipe handed down and to have such wonderful memories of your grandfather!! My grandfather was my favorite person in the world and although he's been gone over 20 years, I still miss him!! I'm one of the rare people that LOVE fruitcake!! My Dad makes one and uses Pineapple Juice instead of water when he's making the cake from scratch. He gave me his recipe! He is 93 yrs old now and has Dementia and no longer cooks but his is STILL the best fruitcake that I have ever tasted!!!

[@marshamassengale9300]

TAMMY I NEED PRAYER LIKE I NEVER HAVE BEFORE. I FEEL LIKE THE LORD HAS FORSAKEN ME AND WHEN I PRAY MY PRAYERS JUST DON'T GO ANYWHERE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE PLEASE PRAY FOR ME. 🙏

[@gaildavis710]

@@marshamassengale9300 OH Marsha honey, been there before too!! Jesus still knows our heart!! When I go through this I say, IN THE NAME OF JESUS GET BEHIND ME SATAN!!!!! When you do this the devil has to leave!!!!! Before long,, you will be doing better!! And tell Jesus what you told Tammy, HE WILL hear you and come to the rescue!!!!!

[@lisakeating6221]

I’m so thankful to see you make fruit cake. My Granny made it every year and it was a true labor of love. She cut all her own fruit, chopped her nuts and mixed the batter in a big pink wash pan. We looked forward to it every year and I’d give anything to be back in her kitchen watching her cook. Fruit cake gets a bad rap, but folks just don’t know what they are missing. I love your channel because your cooking reminds me so much of my Granny’s. We are just good ole South GA people raised on country cooking. Thanks so much for sharing. ❤

[@denisedale6205]

I’ve made this for the second year in a row & it tuned out amazing…my husband loves it & says it’s the best he’s ever had…I halved the recipe & put it in 2 loaf pans…I didn’t bake quite the 2 hours & they were perfect

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Wonderful!

[@patc.318]

HI Tammy! We now understand Chris' opening remarks on the video! 🤣 Since we took the fruit cake out of the oven and let it cool (barely!) my crew have been busy with their taste tests! Gosh! Is this fruit cake ever good!! We used the grape juice, too! I was intrigued. Loving the Vol 4 cookbook, too! My crew delved into it and immediately began picking out the recipes they wanted to try....mostly desserts, of course, but we'll manage to balance the monthly menu planning board with many of the other fabulous recipes, too! Thanks so much for another video, y'all!

[@Sandy-mx5fr]

So glad to see im not the only one to use my hands. Looking forward to making this for Christmas

[@susanhabib8211]

My Mum made the most delicious fruit cales and she taught me from an early age. My favourite (but most time consuming) are the ones where the fruit is mixed eith brandy or rum and left to soak for about a month before the cake is made. The fruit mixture uses dultanas, currants, raisins, dates (without that sugary coating), dried apricots, glace cherries, mixed peel, dried figs if liked. The cake is made with butter, dark brown sugar, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, molasses, flour and the soaked fruits are added to the mix - it's a labour of love mixing it together! It goes into a large cake tin snd baked in a slow oven for about three and a half hours. When cojed, a snall amount of brandy, rum or sherry is poured over the top if the cake every day or so (maybe half a dozen times) and then the cake can be stored till Christmas. It can be made months ahead and is very, very moist and rich. A quicker and easier version is a boiled fruit cake - the fruit, butter, sugar and alcohol or water is put into a large saucepan and boiled till the sugar has dissolved. Its then left to col completely before the flour, eggs and spices are added, along with dome slivered slmonds or roughly choped walnuts (these also go in the other cake too), before baking. This type foesnt last ad long as the first type, but is delicious. Again, alcohol is drizzled over the top fir a few days and its best to leave it for at least a week before cutting. These are both served in small slices ss they are very rich (except my don cuts great doorsteps because he loves fruitcake and traditional Christmss pudding - and fruit mince tarts ...😂). Im Australian but Mum's and Dad's families migrated here from England, do we prefer Emglish fruit cakes etc.

[@patsypatrick2727]

Oh yes I love fruit cake!Second time to watch.Oh,you home is so pretty,with all the Christmas decorations .Especially love the front living room. So glad we have received Healing.At the Cross,At the Cross,where I 1st saw the light and the Burdens of our Heart rolled away,It was there by night I received my Sight,and now we are Happyall the Day!!2 HAPPY 2023,FOREVER YOUNG,IN JESUS NAME.3🍞🥂🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@patsypatrick2727]

think that song was by might not night,but you probably know it all. bg by,cutie pie,🤗🙃😎

[@saralee820]

I am from Northern Alberta Canada. My sister stopped in and my niece and they both said this cake is the best they had ever tasted. They will be making this one too. Take care . It's bed time for me before I eat all my cakes LOL

[@CollardValleyCooks]

That is awesome!

[@RJanke65]

My sweet daddy loved fruitcake so good! I finally found a recipe that had no batter at all, only fruits (no peel or citron) & nuts &, if I remember correctly, 2-3 cans of sweetened condensed milk. You had to grease your pan AND line it with greased waxed paper because basically everything just melts together from all the sugar. He loved it! Said it was the only one he wanted from then on.

[@vlunceford]

I have my mother’s absolutely fabulous fruitcake recipe and make several fruitcakes most years around the holidays. I actually have the recipe in her own handwriting, which I treasure. This recipe has converted many fruitcake haters and naysayers to fruitcake lovers!

[@CatsPajamas23]

This looks like a really good recipe. Orange juice is also a good sub for the liquor and liquid in fruitcake.

[@mirib5007]

Gorgeous! I want a piece NOW,

[@0216chw]

Wow! So excited about using the tins! Never thought about that! Thanks! This old dog has a new trick!

[@dianegraham2546]

Love the glazed fruit and pecans. Looks so pretty and I bet it's delicious!

[@petiest1]

My favorite fruit mixture is raisins, candied cherries, candied pineapple and dates. My nuts include pecans, walnuts and Brazil nuts. Yum….❤️

[@patriciaclennon373]

Tammy just give me a piece of the fruit cake it looks so good I love the way you cook you lay it all the way out

[@margaretreed9184]

Praise God 🙏

[@kk_kyles4673]

Awww I love fruit cake it looks so good Mrs.Tammy my mom used to make it every year before she got Alzheimer’s she had it for 17 years before she past 2019 but I always enjoyed making it with her ❤you Mrs.Tammy for bring back good times with my mom

[@henrycooks1883]

That is a beautiful fruitcake and I love fruitcake.

[@lindagraff2484]

Wow, these look beautiful, I love fruit cake.

[@foreversettled9144]

This is a fast day for me. I shouldn't even be watching this . Lol. Thank you for recipe. Psalm 91 over all believers.

[@pamrosser2610]

That looks so good! I love fruit cake!

[@laureencortese8588]

Beautiful cakes ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@lindamotley6217]

So glad to see you make this fruitcake, I love it!!!!! Gonna try it, looks fabulously delicious!!!!!🌲❤

[@gayle5077]

That is a beautiful cake!!

[@JustMeeee2]

I love love love your blender! Hopefully I can buy one too!! Thank you bunches for the recipe and video! Have a Blessed Day and Night...

[@stevesmith4051]

Any cake with 4 sticks of butter in it can't help but be wonderful!

[@bettygann4628]

TAMMY, EVERYTHING YOU GUYS MAKE IS ALWAYS DELICIOUS!! YOU MAKE IT SO SIMPLE FOR US TO MAKE THE RECIPES TOO.. GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!

[@debrasaari7289]

Thank you all the fruit cakes I have bought were dried out. Now I will beable to make my own. My dad (rip) & I loved fruit cake! Thank you! Here's a recipe for you may want to try. Pumpkin Ice cream 4 bananas mashed 1 can Pumpkin pure 1/2 cup honey 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 teaspoons Pumpkin spice Blend together freeze

[@terrificme420]

Those are the most BEAUTIFUL fruit cakes I have ever seen in my life, I bet your kitchen was smelling heavenly😇🤗 thanks for sharing Happy Holidays🎁🎄⛄

[@carolynsullins9982]

Yep, it sure is, can't wait until you bring me some more samples to Collard Valley

[@deborahjean7576]

Love it!

[@IntheOCBubble]

I love good fruitcake. Gives me memories of my uncle. His mom made fruit cake and it was out of this world due to the cake being liberally doused in whiskey!!

[@carolbaughan8768]

How much??

[@IntheOCBubble]

@@carolbaughan8768 about a pint of whiskey. Some in the cake and the rest was added to a piece of cheesecloth wrapped around the cake. Added until Christmas Eve. Then ready to cut and enjoy!

[@tammyrexroad8020]

That looks beautiful and 😋 yummy

[@robingastonia9192]

I have my mother's recipe that she used to make. It is handwritten on a piece of ledger paper. LOL I love fruit cake. I can remember my job growing up was cutting up all the candied fruit. I always wanted to cut it right after it was made but we always had to wait till Christmas. I bought me a small Claxton at Walmart, and ate at bite at a time. It was not as good as my mothers but it was really good. I can not remember if mother used brandy or whisky, and my mother did not drink at all. It is still hard at the holidays without my mother. She used to always make a fresh coconut cake and I honor her and in memory, I always make a fresh coconut cake.

[@karencooley6723]

One of my favorite holiday memories is shopping with my mother for dried fruits for her deliciously moist bourbon soaked fruit cake.

[@israelins1]

Looks delicious, I love fruit cake, Your the best!

[@tammyrexroad8020]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU AND CHRIS & Family❤️🙏🏻❤️

[@cynthiaharrell2144]

Good fruit cake is delicious!

[@debrasaari7289]

I love fruit cake. Thank you for this recipe

[@annblackwood2975]

Love your recipes

[@lisab6352]

Yummy. Gotta try this cake !

[@sharonpults1177]

Looks delicious Tammy!! Nice video!

[@Jenjenilou]

I'm in the UK Tammy and never made a fruit cake in my life, but for some reason just lately, I have been craving one. My mum used to make them every Christmas (she died in 2016) and with Christmas coming soon, and thinking about her, I just started thinking about those wonderful fruit cakes of hers. So I went to try and buy one, but none of them looked right. Way too dark, too many dark currants, just looked very unappetising, and they aren't cheap to buy either!! I wanted one like my mum's with glacé cherries, a mixture of fruit , walnuts, pecans etc. So I typed 'home made fruit cake with cherries and mixed fruit/nuts' and it brought me here. So I will be cooking my first ever fruit cake to your recipe. Wish me luck!!

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Oh you will love this one 💕

[@rolandjaudes3041]

Looks delicious!

[@judybennett6444]

Looks fantastic! I'm going to have to try this. For decades my family used a "9&1/2 Minute Fruitcake" recipe. I've never been able to find it listed anywhere. In addition to the usual fruits and nuts, it also used a jar of mincemeat. I don't add too much of the candied citrus peel but do load up on citron, cheries and pineapple. I also wrap it in cheesecloth and drizzle Grande Marnier over it a few times and let it cure for two or three weeks. Love a good fruitcake!!!

[@kathleenbrunswick1656]

My mum and grandmum from England always made our fruitcakes and we used brandy in it and some of them used walnuts too with pecans,..We lived in US but my mum always loved her fruitcakes and so did I.

[@shirleyjensen417]

Looks so incredibly delicious! ❤

[@nicoleyancey2329]

Looks good!

[@dianerichards7932]

Omgosh that looks beautiful 😍 Love you holiday decor 😊

[@donnamayoh1196]

Wow, I like your mixer.

[@lisaglasgow7869]

Looks so delicious!!! You did a Great job

[@Jared-91]

People look at me funny when I tell them fruitcake is my favorite kind of cake. It's true. I'd happily accept one as my birthday cake. We used to make our own. We also added red wine to the batter. Then soak it in brandy or rum for about a week.

[@karengayles2947]

I've definitely seen hands...my mother did the whole thing with her hands including the batter and lined the pan with a brown paper bag 😋

[@libbystarke2034]

I use my hands too Tammy. You do you. I will keep watching. 💯

[@pamragan4605]

Sounds absolutely delicious. I’ve only made one before for my dad and I bet it weighed every bit of 20 pounds. I don’t know what I did wrong. Lol. But I love fruit cake.

[@lindalee6279]

hey look delicious....

[@kathleenbuxton6944]

Your recipes are so good ....thank you from Canada ...ps love your accent xxxx

[@jillv4006]

My mom said her mama always said you should touch your food because not only can you actually feel the consistency but it passes your love into your food.

[@friedareading6814]

Wow! I love fruit cake and I can see with the ingredients you put in why it is so delicious. 😍❤️!

[@beybslifeintheus494]

great sharing

[@LiLaCnSpRiNg]

It was a hit‼️

[@margaretbiddle2084]

I’m going to make my first ever fruitcake, Tammy. Thanks for this amazing recipe❤️

[@Katsem]

I like your idea of baking them in decorative tins. I never would have thought those were oven proof. Your recipe looks very good, but we like glacéd cherries, golden raisins and candied pineapple only for the fruity part, no citron. We like but alcohol flavoring, even if it’s only from extract.

[@margaretandjohnhall5594]

I don't think she meant he baked the fruit cake in the tin. I think he baked the fruitcake in a pan and then put it in the decorative tin to give them to the family. The heat would burn the " paint" picture off the decorative tin.

[@sandravelasquez8499]

This fruitcake looks 😋 delicious. I'll try.... ❤🦃🌻

[@wynonawindsor793]

You are an awesome cook….🎉

[@tonyaadams5304]

Yah, Tammy! St. Mary's kitchen! Tammy, we got your slice of FC and it was the most delicious FC I've ever had!!!... for real girl!!! Thank you so much. You're are sweeter than ever! Merry Christmas to you and Chris, May, Amy and dogs and kitties. Tonya

[@yvonnehamright5964]

Hi Tammy. I’m making my FIRST fruit cake now. I have no idea what I’m doing. Because I started with another recipe before I saw this one, I had more cake batter than I had fruit. I baked the leftover batter in a small springform pan and OMG. I did some rum extract (which I’m not fond of), because the person I’m baking it for wanted it. I think your cake batter with a flavored cream cheese icing would be AMAZING!!! My cake still have 1 1/2 hours to go. I’m excited now 😁😁

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Hope you enjoy!

[@kayhight7837]

Really, really and really GOOD! 😄 Adding this cake to our holiday cooking gifts! ( But of course, I'll have to make it several times before then - practice makes perfect!) 😜

[@adrianlouviere7650]

Thanks for sharing

[@amarylessimmons8778]

Hey Tammy, Oh My Goodness what a gorgeous Fruit Cake! I love Fruit Cake and always have especially with ALL the fruit and nuts. My Mother made them with all the fruits and nuts but not dates. I know it'll be de-lish! Your friends and family members are blessed to be receiving these beautiful cakes!. It was always a big time when my Mother spent the day making them. My mother went home to be with Jesus her Lord on the 11th of Oct. so it will be different this Christmas but she be celebrating with the real Christ Angels and everybody! I hope y'all have a very blessed Christmas. Be well and safe! 🎄 🎶 🌟 🐑 🐫 🌟

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Sorry for your loss but happy you know where she is now!

[@ruthhathcock3729]

Lov3 it.

[@shirleydtaylor6846]

I love it, but no one else does.

[@Sandra-pm3it]

I love fruitcake. I make them in the pressure cooker.

[@kathie1126]

I may just have to try ... although I've really never seen one as moist as yours seemed to be

[@paulaajohnson2597]

Beautiful. I love fruit cake without nuts. My mother made a great one bathed in spirits. I also like it bathed in sweet red wine.

[@jamessawyer4971]

Tammy when I was a kid I thought that fruitcake should be thrown away. When I was about 20 I actually tried it, which I never did as a kid, and oh my world it was delicious !!!! You made my mouth water that looked so good. Thank you so much and of course Chris also.

[@dianespicer8806]

Love a slice of fruit cake with a cup of black coffee

[@margretheyl4600]

Tammy! I just LOVE watching your videos. I’ve tried some of your recipes and they are sooo good! Thank you for sharing your expertise in the kitchen with all of us. Also love your interaction with your husband💕God Bless you both!!

[@dorispoggi7246]

Just Gorgeous Tammy! Lots of love in those cakes.😋

[@melissaphillips3088]

Tammy that looked amazing. You did such a good job I could almost taste that fruitcake. Have a wonderful time with your family this week. Happy Thanksgiving to you and Chris and your family💕

[@LaFarmhouse]

love this🎄🎄🎄

[@adelaidebarone3807]

I love fruit cake and remember as a little girl my mother making her fruitcake in a huge old wooden bowl. Shed pass us a little cherry across the table for me to taste and I thought it was the sweetest, most delicious thing I ever tasted! Thank you for bringing this memory back and inspiring me to make this cake myself! Happy Holidays, love ya!

[@corneillececil9437]

I wasn't successful years ago when I made my first fruitcake, but I'm going to give this a try. Thank you for this today.

[@CollardValleyCooks]

You can do it!

[@jacquelinejacobson4023]

Good cake.

[@jessiedalton2681]

Growing up we always thought that fruitcake was rather gross, but to be honest as I've gotten older, I can honestly say that I really do like a slice of fruit cake as long as it's fresh. I think that may be the big difference - the processed fruit cake of old versus fresh fruit cake made from scratch. You're tempting me with this recipe and I think I'm going to have to make it. I absolutely love your channel, because nothing beats good home cooking. 🧑‍🎄🎄🎄🧑‍🎄

[@peggys.450]

oooo baby, don't get started about the glove thing! God made our hands and as long as they are nicely washed, I have NO PROBLEM with bare hands. Now if you have a injury like cut, then yes, cover the injured hand otherwise home cooks do as you feel is right. Love you Ms. Tamy!😋

[@vanessahuman7607]

I love fruit cake

[@deniceb1489]

I LOVE FRUIT CAKE...MY MOM AND GRANDMA USE TO MAKE ICE BOX FRUIT CAKE WHICH YOU HAD MADE VIDEO OF YEARS AGO BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND IT TO TEACH MY KIDS SINCE I'M NOT ABLE TO COOK ANY MORE...THANK YOU AND MR CHRIS SO MUCH

[@CollardValleyCooks]

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[@lisastacy9220]

I’m not a big fruitcake lover but I’m gonna try this one to see if it changes my mind. I’m more of a breakfast lover and love all of your breakfast recipes and videos.

[@lynndabaskette706]

Love fruitcake

[@heeltapsgm]

I made it , It's good!

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Awesome!

[@renitameares3838]

I watch this video every year. This year I am making this cake!

[@Cooking_Through_Time]

I have never liked fruit cake but my grandma always made fruit cake cookies and I love love love them. Not sure what the difference is but has milk and rum extract no liquor. Have my ingredients ready to make a batch soon.

[@holleylewis5734]

I did your fruit cake for Christmas and it was the best. I've made four since, all were eaten up quickly. Loved it. Thank you. Want to know what type of mixer is this you are using? Love you channel.

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Fantastic! amzn.to/3Xuu87A

[@shalon4jc2]

Love your hair. It looks soo good 👍 😍

[@dheamw1460]

WOW

[@lindaconner5955]

I love your packing

[@lindaconner5955]

Thank You

[@denisedale6205]

I will try this…my husband loves fruitcake…he’s always had to buy it, we never could find a good recipe…now I have…thank you Tammy🥗

[@cleolittle7583]

Your fruitcake looks delicious. I’ve been making mine from scratch for over 45 years. I bake mine on Black Friday, and let it age for a minimum of a week longer if I can stand it 😉. I agree on not adding alcohol to fruitcake. ❤🎄