The Great Fruitcake Toss

Let them toss cake

It was Charles Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewit who said, "A fruitcake is a geological homemade cake". Given the non-alcoholic recipe of mailorder cakes and the fact that the density of the average fruitcake is the same as mahogany, it's not surprising that many fruitcakes end up as projectiles or doorstops. Some online calendars would have you believe that Fruitcake Toss Day is always January 3rd. However, the Great Fruitcake Toss has been held on the first Saturday in January since 1995. The Manitou Springs (Colorado) Chamber of Commerce has the details (and rules) for the BYOF tossing, launching, hurling, and other events. The record is 1,420 feet, set last year by eight Boeing engineers with their compressed air "Omega 380". If you can't attend, 123greetings.com and Praize have (respectively) secular and Christian Fruitcake Toss Day E-Cards. Doorstopwise Bob's Cool Crap apparently has functional fruitcake doorstops for your holiday needs. Last of all, for your seasonal listening pleasure there's Musical Fruitcake, a collection of the worst Christmas songs ever created.

Manitou Springs Great Fruitcake Toss

Fruitcake Toss Day E-Cards

Christian Fruitcake Toss Day E-Cards

Aunt Jenni's Vintage Fruitcake Doorstop

Musical Fruitcake