where to buy a small fruitcake?

I've called around to a few bakeries. Dinkel's only has big fruitcakes, not small. Does anyone have another suggestion? Thanks!

As of about 2:45 PM Tuesday 12/21 Dinkels had a few fruitcakes on the shelf next to stollen. These appeared to be the one pounders. They were behind a sign saying fruitcakes $12.95 per pound.

Fox and Obel sells about a one pound fruitcake for $12.95. I picked one up the other day but we're still enjoying our favorite- from Collin Street Bakery south of Dallas.

I was in Dinkels a few weeks ago and didn't want to but a whole fruitcake, not knowing what I would be getting, so I thought I'd sample a pre-wrapped slice. For what it's worth- it was tasty but DRY.

Dinkels fruitcakes have been quite moist in my experience, so moist and fruity they can be difficult to slice cleanly. Maybe the single slices were allowed to dry out for manageability.

Evil Ronnie wrote:Collin Street Bakery south of Dallas.

The best fruitcake going with all the negatives (sour, bitter citrus) either deleted or prepared differently. I get one every Christmas from a friend, then I visit her home and try to eat some of hers! She freezes hers, so even in April I can still snag a wedge. In my house, it is gone in days ... restraint? None possible with that fruitcake in the vicinity. I thought they sell in several sizes, but I appear to be wrong ... yet it is worthwhile.

http://www.collinstreetbakery.com/

Collin Street Fruitcake is quite good, but I'd give the edge to Claxton Fruitcake - which is almost a fruit and nut bar rather than a cake. We used buy a box each year when we lived in Georgia, but it is easy to order up here.

Just back from picking up our prime rib at Devon Ave Meats ($9.98 a pound--5 ribs were about 11 pounds). Noticed that Morningfields Grocery (where the butcher is located) had a bunch of what looked like 1 pound frosted fruitcakes in the bakery section.

Morningfields Grocery
800 Devon (just east of Cumberland)
Park Ridge

http://www.morningfields.com/

Ann Fisher wrote:Just back from picking up our prime rib at Devon Ave Meats ($9.98 a pount--5 ribs were about 11 pounds).

I've already started salivating.

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Hope everyone had a great holiday.

Hope none of you bought one of those $12.95 fruitcakes from F&O. It was dry with not much fruit or nuts.

At Morningfields this afternoon, Donna found a 12.6 oz Fruit and Marmalade cake made by Mathiesons of Scotland.

Very moist and tasty.

I know that some of you absolutely hate it. I like a quality fruitcake. Some are horrid, some are actually quite tasty. So, the question is, where can I buy a good fruitcake, not too big, Galewood/Oak Park area? I noticed that Roeser's had some smaller fruitcakes the other day. Would have picked one up, but I had the huge Thanksgiving cake to pick up and deliver.

Come on, guys, all you need to fix a dry fruitcake is some adult beverage of your choice. Bourbon, Rye, Brandy, Rum, Sherry... whatever.

Pour on an ounce or two, put in a closed container for a couple days, and lap it up! If that's not moist enough, do it again.

I'm presently resusitating (sp?) a couple four year-old homade fruitcakes with this method. If I eat them and survive, I'll let you know how they turned out.

I've read a LOT of very good things about the Collin Street Bakery fruitcakes, but never had one - I do my own.

My family loves fruitcake during the holidays. I have made fruitcake in the past with some success but do not always have time to. In the past, my family usually gets Claxton fruitcake but I have not seen it for years. Yesterday I saw it at Walgreens of all places and I bought a few cakes. I sliced a piece and it was as I remembered. It had walnuts and almonds. I would also like a fruitcake with pecans so I began looking for an on line source and quickly became confused as their are many kinds. Some popular one are monasteries that offer fruitcake, as well as other places like Collin street bakery.

What is your favorite source for purchased fruitcake? I am thinking next year of trying another kind but would like recs.

A dear elderly friend has been sending us Collin Street Bakery fruitcake for years. We really haven't had any other to compare to but we like it and look forward to it. It's moist and fruity though I have heard of some that are rum soaked, that might be good to try!

A friend told me he saw Claxton Fruit Cakes at WalMart, of all places. Can anybody confirm this?

Cathy2 wrote:

Evil Ronnie wrote:Collin Street Bakery south of Dallas.

The best fruitcake going with all the negatives (sour, bitter citrus) either deleted or prepared differently. I get one every Christmas from a friend, then I visit her home and try to eat some of hers! She freezes hers, so even in April I can still snag a wedge. In my house, it is gone in days ... restraint? None possible with that fruitcake in the vicinity. I thought they sell in several sizes, but I appear to be wrong ... yet it is worthwhile.

http://www.collinstreetbakery.com/

The Collins Street fruitcakes are amazing, and I can say that as someone who has had a lifelong antipathy toward raisins. They are so delicious that even the tiny turds of Satan can't ruin them.

Whole Foods has small loafs, like perfect size for 2-3 people. They also have the large cake. I believe the small loaf was around $6. I am not a fruitcake fan, but the hubs is and I picked one up for him a couple of weeks ago. He said that it was very very good.

I've never had fruitcake. How bad can it possibly be? I like fruit. I like cake. By extension, a fruit cake should be absolutely delicious, yes?

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Independent George wrote:I've never had fruitcake. How bad can it possibly be? I like fruit. I like cake. By extension, a fruit cake should be absolutely delicious, yes?

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You're right, it sounds simple. But it's one of those things that "when it's good, it's really good," and when it's not, it's often really bad. People that have never had a good fruitcake think they're all bad and won't try it again, so the the myth of "fruitcake is awful" gets fed.

I picked up a Claxton fruitcake while visiting family in downstate Illinois. The verdict (pronounced by a houseful of displaced Texans) was that it was pretty good, but not in the same league as Collins Street. I have to agree, though that is hardly a condemnation - it's still the best fruitcake I've come across up here. It's plenty moist, just not as borderline-sticky as Collins Street is.

I have Claxton and it has almonds and walnuts in it. Collin St. is made from pecans I think. If you really love one kind of the nut or the other it may decide which one you like. Next yr I will get the Collin St.

toria wrote:I have Claxton and it has almonds and walnuts in it. Collin St. is made from pecans I think. If you really love one kind of the nut or the other it may decide which one you like. Next yr I will get the Collin St.

Where did you get the Claxton FC? I checked my local WM, nothing there.

Walgreens had Claxton a few weeks ago. I don't know if they still do.

Is that in the city? I forgot my Claxton fruitcake in a relative's fridge downstate

On the bright side, it will probably still be good next year!

Nope. I got mine at the walgreens in wheaton but I do not see why others would not have it.

I hate to revive this thread but I just had a flashback to my childhood. I hope everyone got their fruitcake. Now is the time to put it out as it might not appeal soon. I am taking a plate of xmas cookies to my friends New Years Party tonight and I sliced up some very thin slices of Claxton fruitcake on to the plate. It slices much better when it is refrigerated. I recall as a girl my aunts slicing up that very fruitcake in very thin slices and putting it on a fancy plate. They would also add their home made Xmas cookies to the plate and then wrap it in plastic wrap. It would be brought out to the table after the pies and everyone would have coffee and a slice of fruitcake and a cookie or two. Some would have a small glass of brandy or port with the cookies. A bowl of nuts with a nutcracker and pick was also on the table, and maybe a plate of thinly sliced stollen. Very dainty cookies...spritz, nutballs, crescents, thumbprints, meltaways, anise caps, but never chocolate chip or oatmeal, as these were not considered Xmas cookies. Each lady prided herself on her cookie plate. The cookies were stored separately after baking in large tins that would be collected from year to year and brought out only for Xmas. There was not the use and availability of plastic in those days. The ideal place for storing the heavily butter laden cookies would be the attic stairs in the back of the dining room, where it was cold, or an enclosed but unheated cold back porch ideally hidden from view and roving hands and mouths.

P.S. I do not use the tins anymore because I have found they have seams that leak air and the cookies stay fresher in modern plastic tubs where there is an airtight seal.

I found a couple of Claxton's at Walgreen's today for half price.