Nothing says a festive holiday more than serving cookies and fruitcake. This delicious recipe is a treasured and family favorite that my grandmother used to…
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Nothing says a festive holiday more than serving cookies and fruitcake. This delicious recipe is a treasured and family favorite that my grandmother used to make that has a delicate grain and jammed with fruit and nuts. Those beginning their holiday baking and looking for an awesome cake, then let me share this recipe for grandma’s healthy fruitcake with oil and citrus with you.

Why You’ll Love This Low-Sugar Fruitcake Recipe

Unlike most other fruitcakes, this one uses less sugar with a majority of the sweetness contributed by the fruit. It also uses canola oil instead of butter or shortening and has no salt which is healthier and doesn?t affect the taste.
Though holiday fruitcakes are usually made in a bundt or tube pan, I like to bake this cake in two loaf pans and store one of the loaves in the freezer. However, you can always bake it in those pans if you like and make the baking time longer.

This cake is also easy to slice when completely cool. In fact, you can slice a loaf fairly thin and place in a ziplock freezer bag and unthaw when needed. I like to do that so I can serve a variety of holiday sweets.

If you haven?t tried baking a fruitcake yet or are ...