Collin Street BakeryDeLuxe Fruitcake - Handcrafted Fresh with Pecans, Pineapple, Papaya, Ripe Cherries, Raisins, & Honey - Giftable Collector's Tin - Baked in Texas Since 1896-8" - 102A

Very good. Fresh with lots of delicious fruits.

Best fruit cake on the market

This is one of the best fruitcakes I have ever had. I love GOOD fruitcake and it is hard to find. This fruitcake is great. Fruitcake is very expensive to make. This had many pecans and quality fruit. I have nothing negative to say about it

Well, I was really excited to try this fruit cake. I heard about Collin Street Bakery on a pod cast and the information given that the fruit cake recipe came from German immigrants in the 1890's sounded very interesting. So I thought I would give it a try. The cake comes in a decorated tin and looks appetizing. The amount of pecans on top made it difficult to wait until I had time to sit down and enjoy it. First I have to say I picked off a couple of the pecans on top, popped them in my mouth and was surprised there was no taste to them. I love pecans and thought coming from Texas these pecans should be very flavorful indeed. The cake is packed with fruit and nuts and I became even more disappointed. I wanted to taste the pineapple, honey, and all the ingredients. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. No flavor at all. So I thought, how long has this cake been setting on the shelf? I looked for an expiration date but none was found. Hm. Well, it is fruitcake. Possibly the shelf life is 25 years? I don't know.

I loved this fruit cake and I don’t really care for fruit cake! It is moist beyond description, full of nuts and fruit!! I bought this as a gift for my boss but he shared a couple of pieces with me and I am considering buying one to have at home. It was smaller than I expected for the price but once I tasted it I was beyond pleased with the gift. Will definitely buy one again next year if not sooner for myself!

This thing is very small and very expensive. But for fruitcake lovers at the holidays it brought a lot of nostalgic joy. So I guess it's worth it. They said it tasted great, it was moist, and they were very happy.

Ohhh myyy goshhh, this is such a holiday surprise (to me...er, for me) Let me come clean in the opening statement that I have been on a Keto Diet for the last 2 months and I expect to continue the Keto Lifestyle for the rest of my life............................except for this week. Because this fruit cake is "THE BEST FRUIT CAKE IN THE WORLD"! Holy smokes, the cardboard box had a wonderful image of the Corsicana bakery in Texas and the artistic masterpiece of a tin is such a treat that I will never throw it away....how could you as it's truly a beautiful piece of Americana. The fruit cake is amoungst a set of cakes that vary from pineapple & pecans to a mega-pecan monster. Pecan pies are also their speciality. I knew none of this before. The cake had pecans and candied cherries on top and a perfect mix of medium brown colored cake with holiday sugar sweetness bombs. Have it with tea, have it with coffee, have it with champagne...but JUST HAVE IT. Do not fret, do not check who's naughty or nice, do not wait a minute more...it ships on Amazon THANK GOD! IT'S A MIRACLE!! Buy it yesterday! Oh, and I will have to freeze half so that I may return to the Keto Lifestyle. But today....I need a 2nd piece...and I need it RIGHT NOW!UPDATE: ...couldn't wait. EATING my 2nd slice right now. Is your mouth watering yet?UPDATE #2: Waited a week, then ventured into my freezer where I had buried a golden treasure that would have forced Queen Isabella to built more ships to bring this Texas delight back to the mother country. And I had the foresight to have presliced the cake before sealing in a large vacuum bag. I am reminded of a flight back-in-the-day when there were "direct plane flights"....terms get bantied about and get smushed into mush...those are the flights which stop midway somewhere but you didn't get off the jet if you were continuing on. Only 4 of us were waiting...but the flight attendants were huddled about a 1st class passenger and giggling. I walked up and discovered thst he was "the voice of Tony The Tiger"! Mr. Ravenscroft told us he was going to Orlando to be honored by Kellogg's for X years of support for "Frosted Flakes"...as he had touched generations and repeat generations with his voice. Well, he also was the voice for the Christmas song "Mr. Grinch". Think about it...yeah, that voice from the song you are singing is the same voice as Tony The Tiger. Well, don't you be a Mr. Grinch this Christmas, and wish all of your friends a very Merry Christmas...or bettet yet surprise them. Wouldn't this be a super duper incredible surprise...you'd be the gathering's "star".There's 4 photos but you have to click to see the 4th..and BEST ONE! Isn't your mouth salivating like Pavlov's dog whenever you look at the 4th photo...that slice with coffee is sheer bliss. So, don't be a Mr. Grinch ...buy it. Buy it right now! You will thank me! 😎

My family had a fruitcake face-off this year between the Walkers Glenfiddich whisky cake, the Collin Street Bakery Deluxe fruitcake, and the Grandma’s Famous Old-Fashioned fruitcake. You will see this review under each fruitcake tested, so you can move on if you’ve seen it elsewhere.The five of us ranged in age from 17 to 85 and we rated each one on appearance, aroma, texture, moistness, and flavor. 3 out of the 5 of us regularly eat fruitcake during the holidays, and the other two have had it before. All fruitcakes were served at room temperature. We scored them independently and discussed the results afterwards.Long story short – we each ranked the Grandma’s first, the Collins St second, and the Walkers third.Now, the rest of the story…The Grandma’s was the clear winner. It had the best flavor and aroma. It tied with the Collins on appearance. The Grandma’s was a tradeoff between moistness and texture – it tended to crumble more than the other two but scored the highest on moistness. The Grandma’s had the strongest whisky notes of the three tested. All enjoyed the Grandma’s. We rank it 5 stars.The Collins was second. It had a similar aroma to the Grandma’s and tied on appearance. It held together better than the Grandma’s but was a bit dryer in texture and on the palate. It had the strongest citrus notes of the three. 2 out of the 5 of us thought it was good, 1 thought it was okay, and 2 didn’t like it. We give it 3 stars.The Walkers was a distant third. It scored the lowest in all categories. It looked and tasted dry. It had a dry, waxy aroma and texture. It had some holiday spice notes – cinnamon and clove – but none of us enjoyed it. Those of us who are scotch drinkers agreed that Glenfiddich should stick to making that and steer clear of making fruitcakes. We give it 1 star.So the 5 of us recommend the Grandma’s, 3 of us think the Collins is good to try if Grandma’s isn’t available, and none of us recommend the Walkers.Enjoy the holidays and happy eating!