Best fruitcake

There's nothing quite like walking into Grandma's house to smell a sweet dessert being baked in the kitchen. Whether it's a batch of cookies, tender sheet cake, or a fruit-filled tart, no matter what these treats are infused with that special something that only grandmothers seem to have. We've rounded up 10 grandma-made dessert recipes so you can recreate that nostalgia in your own home.

A 70+ year old tried and true family recipe that has been passed on through the generations. A densely rich cake bursting with sweetened fruit and robust spices that is a must make recipe every Christmas season.

This article will teach you how to make a good old-fashioned fruitcake, including several different variations. All of these recipes will make your mouth water. Happy holidays!

This easy fruitcake recipe has been in our family for years. It's full of dates, candied cherries, candied pineapple, and pecans that make it more like candy than a cake! No need to let it "ripen" it's great the same day it's made! This recipe makes 2 (5x9-inch) loaves.

Super moist fruit cake recipe will help you make soft and moist fruit cake in a very simple and easy 3 step method.

If you love fruitcake, you will love Chewy Fruitcake cookies. They are a more portable and convenient version of traditional fruitcake. They are also softer and chewier, and they have a higher ratio of fruit and nuts to cake.

You are going to love this delicious and beautifully moist 3 ingredient fruit cake! It is such an easy recipe you will want to make it again and again!

You are going to love this delicious and beautifully moist 3 ingredient fruit cake! It is such an easy recipe you will want to make it again and again!

An old-fashioned Christmas treat! This delicious, no-bake icebox fruitcake is made using crushed graham cracker crumbs, candied cherries, coconuts, raisins, pecans and walnuts.

The star of this Amish fruit cake is the dates and nuts. It's my mom-in-law's recipe, and the best fruit cake that I have ever tasted.