Fruit Cake strain guide
Fruit Cake is an indica-leaning hybrid from SeedStockers, a cross of Cherry Pie and Key Lime Pie. People know it for a sweet cherry and berry smell with a sharp lemon-lime edge, and a calm, relaxed feel. You'll also see it spelled Fruitcake.
Where does Fruit Cake come from?
The cross most often given is Cherry Pie with Key Lime Pie, two dessert strains from the Cookies era. Two strain databases both credit the seed company SeedStockers.
Not every source agrees. One strain database notes another account that names Animal Cookies and Fruity Pebbles OG as parents, and there's a separate strain called Frosted Fruit Cake with different genetics. With several plants floating around under similar names, check who grew the product.
What does Fruit Cake smell and taste like?
Most descriptions start sweet: cherry, berry and general fruit, with a tangy lemon-lime note from the Key Lime Pie side. Some people also mention spice, herbs or pine, and one strain database's reviewers add apricot and peach. Not everyone loves it, though; one reviewer called it the nicest-smelling weed they'd had, and another disliked the taste.
One strain database lists limonene, caryophyllene and myrcene as its terpenes. Limonene fits the citrus, caryophyllene the spicy edge and myrcene the earthy base.
Fruit Cake effects: what people report
People usually describe a happy, uplifted lift a few minutes in, followed by a relaxed, heavy body feel. Some call it sedating, while one reviewer found it more like a sativa than expected. Tingly and calm come up often.
These are experiences people report, not promises. How it feels depends on the product, how much you have and your own tolerance. Dry mouth, dizziness and headache are the top complaints, and one reviewer said too much left them anxious and foggy.
How strong is Fruit Cake?
One strain database lists it at about 24% to 25% THC, and we didn't find other published figures. CBD is usually low.
Treat that as a rough guide. If you're new to it, start small and give it time, and go by the numbers on your label. Our guide to reading cannabis labels explains them.
Buying Fruit Cake in Canada
Search both spellings, Fruit Cake and Fruitcake, and don't mix it up with Frosted Fruit Cake. Read the producer and check the THC, CBD and packaging date, since fresher flower keeps more of the fruit smell.
Fruit Cake vs Cherry Pie
Cherry Pie is one of Fruit Cake's parents. It smells like sweet and sour cherry with a baked, doughy edge, and people usually describe a lift up front before a relaxed, happy feel. Fruit Cake keeps the cherry but adds a bright lemon-lime note from Key Lime Pie, and it's usually described as heavier and more indica-leaning. If you love cherry on its own, go with Cherry Pie. If you want more citrus in the mix, try Fruit Cake.
Strains like Fruit Cake
If you like Fruit Cake, these are worth a look:
- Cherry Pie: its parent, with the same sweet cherry smell.
- Key Lime Pie: its other parent, where the lemon-lime note comes from.
- Forbidden Fruit: a Cherry Pie relative with a sweet, tropical fruit smell.
- Fruity Pebbles: a candy-sweet fruit strain named in one account of its lineage.
