Claxton Fruit Cake – 5-Lb. Dark Recipe

Yummy. Moist, full of fruit.

Memories of sitting with my family member and them eating one of these crossed my mind before I made this purchase. I’m glad I did. I never knew how delicious these cakes really were. As a young kid I couldn’t really get into it because of the texture and overwhelming ingredients. But as an adult I love it 😄

I tried Claxton "dark recipe" as an "alternate" fruit cake for my previous go-to, favorite fruitcake of all time (see below). Claxton "dark" is good. There is a very good amount of quality ingredients. It has more raisins than I prefer, but I prefer raisins to dough. It has a good flavor and is pretty moist. I would definitely order again and the multi-loaf price was very good. I could tell from the pictures that it had more raisins than I am used to in my preferred brand. In the pictures, the lighter version looked like it might be more dry. I do not like cake-y, bread-y, dry fruitcake. I tried only the dark version because it looked similar in the pictures to what I like. I may be wrong about the light version as I only purchased the dark recipe. The pictures are a VERY accurate representation of what I received. I was a fan of Texas Manor Fruitcake loaves in this style for decades. They came in the same rectangular loaf that Claxton offers. This is my preferred style of "loaf". I always felt that 1 lb. loaves were more moist and less "bready" than the minis or the round ones from any bakers. I have tried some brands that are awful. Claxton impressed me. My experience with Texas Manor had declined from what I remembered over the previous decades. For a few years, it just seemed like it wasn't as good as it used to be. The last time I ordered Texas Manor, it arrived moldy. That said, the moldy deliver was during the pandemic. Everything, everywhere was messed up for a few years. I may try Texas Manor again as it still has a flavor I prefer. If I can't get Texas Manor, or if they continue to disappoint, I would definitely consider Claxton "dark" a CLOSE second place for my taste. I am very glad to have a another quality "loaf" style fruitcake that is moist and good tasting.

Traditional taste. 1 taste can be a little too harsh… ?? citron?

Delicious dark fruitcake.

We are repeat customers.

Test good and worth with value

The only reason for 3 stars is they were out of the light fruitcake, so I tried the dark fruitcake and did not enjoy it like I do the light fruitcake. Nothing wrong with it, quality was fine, it was just my personal taste

I usually make my own fruitcake this time of year, but decided to buy fruitcake instead. read the reviews. Bought one order of this fruitcake. Delicious. Fruitcake is time consuming to make and costly. this was worth the price and will be doled out to happy guests and even happier hosts.

Clayton fruit cakes both regular and have for many years a wonderful and delicious feature of the season. They are simply a great joy.

Full of quality fruit and nuts, only enough cake to hold it together ❤😋

Not as good as the dark cake

Rich, delicious fruit cake filled with fruits and nuts. I bought a 3 pack to use as gifts and kept one for myself. Recipients were thrilled. We ate ours in one sitting. A great seasonal treat. I should have bought more!