"chocolate fruitcake" news and stories

This stands to reason, right? It's Christmastime, so it's natural that December should be National Fruitcake Month. There's an old joke that says there's only one fruitcake, and it has been passed along to everyone around the world for the past 40 years. I admit I've never had a good fruitcake, though I'll also admit after having a couple of bad ones I never sought out another, and my family isn't big on fruitcakes.

But there was must be a recipe for a good one, right? Post (or link to) yours in the comments below. In the meantime, I found two that might be worth trying: Alton Brown probably makes a good fruticake because he's usually carefully about his recipes. His is called Free Range Fruitcake. And here's one for Chocolate Fruitcake, from Nigella Lawson.

Here's a quick history of the fruitcake.