KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — 'Tis the season for indulging in Christmas goodies. I often associate the year-end festivities with fruit cake as it's a tradition.

In recent years, I admit I've not tried commercial-made fruit cakes as I've been blessed with home-baked ones from family and friends. I started thinking I better review some as a friend asked for a recommendation.

I tried a few and concluded that Margaret's Classic Fruit Cake is just up my alley. My personal preference for fruit cake is a nice ratio of cake and mixed fruit ingredients.

While it's nice to have an ingredient-laden bite, I still want to have some cake. This one has a moist crumb and the brandy soaked dried fruits are nice and soft. You also have chopped nuts in the mix, giving each bite of the cake much more texture.

On top it is decorated with glace cherries. There is also a distinct aroma of brandy as the cake has a total of 20 teaspoons of brandy after it is baked and cooled. As the cake can be a little rich tasting with a slight sweet edge, pair it with a cup of hot tea.

You can store the cake refrigerated until the festive season. The cake is already enclosed in food grade plastic wrap. Just place it in an airtight container or plastic bag and store it in the refrigerator.