Does Fruit Cake Have Alcohol? (And How.. Sometimes called Christmas or plum cake, many enthusiastic bakers often wonder, ‘Does fruit cake have alcohol?’ The quick answer is yes. Although that doesn’t necessarily have to be the case. The alcohol in the fruit cake recipe can be replaced with almost any type of tea or fruit juice.
If you want to try making a boozy fruitcake yourself, you'll need to know what type of alcohol works best. The best route to go here is to choose a strong liquor with a high alcohol content and vivid flavor that you enjoy, as the alcohol's tasting notes are going to come out in the finished cake.