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On Bryan Weatherford’s show All In, he tackles everything from news and politics to community and fun! What’s on the docket this week? Our very own Hayden Crawford, excited to chat about our DeLuxe® and our bakery’s success. Check out how that interview went!

Charlie loves fruitcake! It’s been a family tradish ever since he was a wee tot. And, how did this tradition all start? We had no idea. So, we asked Hayden Crawford, partner at the Collin Street Bakery, to give Charlie a ring to find out more. Read the interview!

Collin Street Bakery reconnected with the Professional Amateur Hillwalkers, Mary-Preston Austin and Thea Boatwright, to learn more about their adventures on the Scottish National Trail. In this interview, we talk hiking nutrition, pack protocol, and pants… yes, pants.

Another Great Fruitcake Toss has come and gone. And, while the cleanup commenced, a curious question popped into our minds: “What happened with all those leftover fruitcakes?” Turns out, some pretty little PIGGIES had themselves a leftover fruitcake feast!

There have been some wild prison escapes over the last century or so, but this one might take the cake. Learn how Irish Statesman Eamon de Valera escaped prison with an assist from a fruitcake!

Not all fruitcakes are made equal. Some fruitcakes are just bad. And those cruddy cakes, the ones giving all fruitcakes a bad reputation, should be TOSSED. Cue, the Great Fruitcake Toss of Manitou Springs!

Each year, on December 27, people all across America celebrate National Fruitcake Day. It’s only natural this most delicious of holidays would take place just a few days after Christmas. So, in honor of this confectionary custom, let’s all raise a leftover slice and celebrate!

Recently, Collin Street posed this question to our loyal customers: "What do you do with your empty fruitcake tin?” Well, we asked and you answered. So we tallied all your answers, put them in categories, and crunched the math. Here’s our final breakdown of how our leftover tins are put to use.

Do kids really like fruitcake? Baby Charlie does! He and his dad have shared a slice of our world-famous DeLuxe® Fruitcake since Charlie was just a wee tot. It’s their favorite holiday tradition. Don’t believe us? Check out their home video montage!

What happens when Santa comes to work at Collin Street!? Well, he takes our bakery employees on one hilarious sleigh ride! From jingle bells, to Christmas carols, to lumps of coal, our fruitcake family will never be the same after Mr. Claus interns at the Bakery. See for yourself what happened!