Follow up on Christmas Cake

No, not more cooking, a bit of an explanation.
The joke in America, apparently, is that no-one actually eats the fruit cake. That about 10,000 were made at the beginning of time, and they're just being regifted around and around each christmas. Which sort of explains why my fruit cake wasn't eaten when I put it out at bible study.
Apparently, maybe in the grandparents generation, fruitcake was eaten, but now, generally, what with the huge joke and all, it is not eaten, although it does turn up as a secret santa gift... I don't know why or how this has changed.
Wedding cakes here are not fruit cakes. Apparently many look good but don't taste good. I know all wedding cakes in Australia are not fruit cakes, but many are, and are eaten with great gusto, right?! I can also remember many morning teas, generally in the bush, with a cup of strong tea and a lump of fruit cake. When my nana died a local lady made us a fruit cake. I have my Aunt Penny's recipe for light fruit cake.
Pictured is our wedding cake, with fruitcake recipes from three different women in our lives - one recipe per layer!