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National Fruitcake Day 2025
Now, now, now, don’t say you are what you eat, because that’s needlessly unkind. Today is National Fruitcake Day, which is awesome since I’ve already had some this season.
Who Doesn’t Like Fruitcake?
There is only one fruitcake in the world, and people keep sending it to each other. ~Johnny Carson
An old joke that has made the rounds that has also been disproven by me.
I enjoy fruitcake.
I’m not hiding from that.
There’s no holiday cringe for me to hide behind.
I like fruitcake. It’s moist and sweet and tasty.
I could have said the same about Kelly, but that would just be over the top.
The nice thing about fruitcake is that there is variability.
There are those with more cake. There are those with so much fruit, you wonder how there’s enough cake to hold it together.
There’s Stollen, Panettone and countless other national or regional variations, no doubt.
Personally, I like the little rectangular ones you get from the dollar store.
Claxton is the most ubiquitous fruitcake known to humankind (in America, anyway).
How Hard Can It Be?
Baking Fruit Cake with Mom (WHAT COULD GO WRONG)
This man is a genuine hoot, but he nails the reality of DIY holiday treasures: they’re a pain in the ass.
The reason they become holiday treasures is because you have someone like my Nana who was willing and able to make a family-sized Plum Pudding and distribute it.
Seems like a homemade fruitcake is also the effort-intensive nightmare that makes consuming it even more enjoyable.
There is a sense that something that takes so much care and effort will taste phenomenal, but in a transactional modern world that doesn’t really register.
If something tastes good, I don’t care how it’s made.
That’s not how I’m made.
This is good. If it was hard to make, great. If it was easy to make, great. Whatever, you know?
A Little Something For Everybody
Fruitcake is the Rodney Dangerfield of the dessert world. ~David Sedaris
That sounds like a dig, but it’s a reference to Dangerfield’s most iconic line: “I get no respect.”
His humor was snarky, self-deprecating and classically fun.
His facial expressions really sold the humor.
A stand-up comic who has his act down and can emote effectively is a guaranteed hit.
Like a fruitcake, he’s got a little bit of everything: mother-in-law jokes, situational humor, poking at his wife, all the classics.
You can’t have the sweetness of candied cherries without the crunch of embedded nuts.
It’s non-negotiable. It’s all or nothing. Otherwise, it’s not fruitcake.
I hope that my Holiday Season Serial Romances are received like fruitcake, since they’ve also got a little bit of everything.
I blend in humor, faith, earnest love and just a dash of Sentinels mayhem to make the season merry.
This year’s is nearly done.
There are a few touchpoints remaining to tie it up in a bow.
Can I squeeze all that in 8 more episodes?
It doesn’t matter. I have to whether I can or not.
That’s all for today. See you back on Wednesday to make up your mind…