Should You Refrigerate Fruitcake?

Properly stored, freshly baked fruitcake will last for about 1 month at normal room temperature. ... Freshly baked fruitcake will keep well for about 6 months in the fridge when properly stored; when refrigerating, cover with foil or plastic wrap or place in a plastic bag to prevent cake from drying out.

Does a fruitcake need to be refrigerated?

Fruitcake does not need to be refrigerated as it lasts over a month at room temperature. But, if you have an abundance of cake and don't want it to go bad, I suggest you store in your fridge for additional shelf-life. In your fridge, fruitcake will keep for almost 6-months.

How does fruit cake last so long?

Fruitcake is a shelf-stable food unlike any other. All those dry ingredients don't give microorganisms enough moisture to reproduce, as Ben Chapman, a food safety specialist at North Carolina State University, explained in 2014. ... That keeps bacteria from developing on the cake.

Alexander Ross

Alexander Ross

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