Celebrate Fruitcake with Sunshine Hollow Bakery

November 9, 2012

By Rachel Bertone

Pecan Fruitcake from Sunshine Hollow Bakery

Forget what you think you know about traditional fruitcake. December is National Fruitcake Month, and at Sunshine Hollow Bakery in Athens, they’ve been baking their famous pecan fruitcakes by hand since 1968.

“Mother Dave” Rhyne, owner of Sunshine Hollow, began baking fruitcakes while serving in the U.S. Army. He wanted to give a gift from the heart as well as from his hands. Today, the pecan fruitcake is the bakery’s top seller, made with orange blossom honey using a recipe developed over the course of 10 years. And they’re first come, first served – only a limited number of fruitcakes are baked each year.

For more information, contact the bakery at (423) 745-4289 or visit www.sunshinehollow.com.

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  1. JOE STAGGS says:
    December 20, 2012 at 7:57 pm

    I WILL BE COMING THROUGH ATHENS THE 24 OF DEC. I WOULD LIKE TO PICK UP A FRUIT CAKE IF POSSIBLE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
    THANKS: JOE

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    • Rachel Bertone says:
      December 21, 2012 at 8:47 am

      Hi Joe,

      We suggest you try calling Sunshine Hollow Bakery at 423-745-4289 to see if a fruitcake is available since there are a limited number each year. Thanks for reading Tennessee Home & Farm!

      Rachel
      Editor
      TN Home & Farm

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