"Eric; By now you've probably discovered it isn't really a big deal. Consider you've got all that macerated fruit (blueberries and cherries and such that are going to bleed some of their color into the liquid that's mixing with a medley of lovely spices, and the color can seem a bit odd. But once baked it's just nice, dark CAKE, and by the time you're done soaking that puppy in the alcoholic libation of your choice for a few weeks (I like whiskey myself, you'll have a tasty cake that doubles as a cocktail! !

"Eric; By now you've probably discovered it isn't really a big deal. Consider you've got all that macerated fruit (blueberries and cherries and such that are going to bleed some of their color into the liquid that's mixing with a medley of lovely spices, and the color can seem a bit odd. But once baked it's just nice, dark CAKE, and by the time you're done soaking that puppy in the alcoholic libation of your choice for a few weeks (I like whiskey myself, you'll have a tasty cake that doubles as a cocktail! This is truly an ADULT fruitcake! I'm gonna try Emeril's Creole Christmas cake this weekend just for yuks, but i haven't found anything yet to beat this one!

"Eric; By now you've probably discovered it isn't really a big deal. Consider you've got all that macerated fruit (blueberries and cherries and such that are going to bleed some of their color into the liquid) that's mixing with a medley of lovely spices, and the color can seem a bit odd. But once baked it's just nice, dark CAKE, and by the time you're done soaking that puppy in the alcoholic libation of your choice for a few weeks (I like whiskey myself), you'll have a tasty cake that doubles as a cocktail! This is truly an ADULT fruitcake! I'm gonna try Emeril's Creole Christmas cake this weekend just for yuks, but i haven't found anything yet to beat this one!

"Eric; By now you've probably discovered it isn't really a big deal. Consider you've got all that macerated fruit (blueberries and cherries and such) that are going to bleed some of their color out into the liquid that's mixing with a medley of lovely spices, and the color can seem a bit odd. But once baked it's just nice, dark CAKE, and by the time you're done soaking that puppy in the alcoholic libation of your choice for a few weeks (I like whiskey myself), you'll have a tasty cake that doubles as a cocktail! This is truly an ADULT fruitcake! Yuuuuuummmmmmyyyyyy! I'm gonna try Emeril's Creole Christmas cake this weekend just for yuks, but i haven't found anything yet to beat this one!