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Mary of Puddin Hill Pecan Fruit Cake
Best Southern-style fruitcake
- Toffee-like flavor
- Not too sweet
- Does not contain alcohol
- Comes with a storage bag and twist tie
- Pecan-heavy recipe
When it comes to a Southern-style fruitcake with a heavy concentration of nuts, reviewers give high marks to the Mary of Puddin Hill Pecan Fruit Cake. At 1.5 lbs. with a 32-percent pecan content, the cake is loaded with nuts. MondoFruitcake.com names it as a top Southern-style choice, citing its clean, fresh, homemade flavor. The review also praises the storage bag and twist-tie that comes with the cake, noting that nobody could eat the cake in just one sitting. Sam Gugino, columnist with Wine Spectator, also applauds this Puddin Hill cake, calling its "toffeelike" flavor "delicious."
Like other Southern-style fruitcakes, the Pecan Fruit Cake by Mary of Puddin Hill contains no alcohol. If you're looking for a traditional booze-soaked, fruitier fruitcake, reviewers recommend the Gethsemani Farms Kentucky 2.5 lb. Bourbon Fruitcake (*Est. $40, including shipping), which earns praise for its cake-to-fruit ratio and strong bourbon flavor. Alternatively, if you want a lighter, less traditional cake, critics and tasters praise the Bien Fait Cranberry Almond Teacake (*Est. $14 plus shipping).
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Mary of Puddin Hill's Pecan Fruitcake earns top ranking in MondoFruitcake.com's list of Southern-style fruitcakes. The site praises this cake's "candy-like consistency" and "clean, fresh, home-made flavor," although one commenter complains that its texture is too much like candy.
Review: Review: Mary of Puddin Hill Pecan Fruitcake, Editors of MondoFruitcake.com, Oct. 23, 2008
2. Wine Spectator
Sam Gugino tastes a range of fruitcakes from seven different bakeries. While he cannot decide on a clear top pick, he does call the Mary of Puddin Hill Pecan Fruitcake a "sticky and delicious toffeelike cake" that has lots of nuts and a "very homemade taste."
Review: Serious Fruitcakes, Sam Gugino, Dec. 31, 2001
