The origin of my Cake is traced to the ancient Trypillian Civilization of Ukraine. A Honeycake or Medvnyk was prepared following each Harvest. Nuts were collected and fruits preserved to last over winter. Each year, the previous year's cake was eaten in celebration of another successful Harvest or Kupalo. This region became the Bread Basket of Continental Europe. Some claim the oldest reference to Fruitcake dates to Roman Times. Pomegranate seeds, pine nuts and raisins were mixed in a barley mash then combined with honey, spices,and preserved fruits. This dense cake could sustain those on the move for a very long time.

In the 1400's spices and dried fruits arrived in Britain. Thus began the British fascination for spiced cake. Pope Innocent VIII, 1432-1492, in his Butter Letter or Butterbrief, sent permission to Saxony stating: "milk and butter could once again be used in the North German Stollen Fruitcakes". During the 18th century, Fruitcakes were outlawed entirely throughout Continental Europe. They were considered as "sinfully rich" and laws were passed to prohibit their existence.

Between 1837 and 1901, Victorian England popularized the Fruitcake. It was customary for unwed women of the time to place a slice of dark traditional wedding cake under their pillow whilst they slept so they would dream of the man they hoped one day to marry. From this time onward, the British Fruitcake became the Hallmark of their Culinary Tradition.