My Mom had a recipe for what was called "Fruitcake" but it was nothing like the store bought "bricks" that the local stores sell. It had rum (lots of it!) in it along with some other liquor. She used huge raisins, and lots of different dried fruits....oh, and applesauce, walnuts and pecans. I can remember the smell of it baking......yum. She used a bundt pan and it also had a sort of glaze on top of it that she drizzled on it while it was still warm. I wish I could find that recipe....it wasn't in the ones I saved from her recipe box. I haven't been able to find a cake just like that one ever again.