WATCH: How to Make Fruitcake

 

Whether you serve it for Noche Buena or give it as food gifts for close family and friends, fruitcakes are a big part of our Christmas food tradition. This holiday season, bake fruitcake as you prefer it-beat together the base ingredients to make a fluffy batter and add fruits, nuts, and rum as you like. 

 

You can also let the fruitcake age after baking: brush rum over the fruitcake once a week, store in an airtight container, and let it stand at room temperature in a cool dry place. You can age them for as long as two months. You can also play around with your choice of alcohol: you may use white rum, spiced rum, brandy, whiskey, cognac or liqueurs like Grand Marnier.