Using store-bought candied fruit in your fruitcake is a big shortcut, and, if you're a busy human, giving up shortcuts to ...

Watch the Video Start by stirring the icebox fruitcake mixture with a big wooden ... Reserve a few halves if desired for decoration. Add 1 cup of candied fruit – I used pineapple.

Candied fruit – sometimes known as crystallized ... was extremely desirable. Fruitcake aficionados will tell you that the best fruit cakes are matured – or “seasoned” in fruitcake lingo ...