Ok, can't say I have ever had "homemade" fruitcake. Nor do I eat the store bought bricks, however...
I have a friend, she is an awesome cook. She does recipe's from all over the place...on line, food network, anyplace.
So for our "Christmas gathering" we did more appetizers. I don't know where she got the recipe but it was....
a cream cheese type mixture w/ savory seasonings (not sure what kind) and on top of this was crumbled (toasted) fruit cake, and bacon (yes!) and nuts. Then you put the spread on sliced toasted fruit cake. (yep, like a like spread on your cake).
It was oddly weird, sweat and savory (and a bit toasted)...can't say I liked it, but I had more than one. Very, very interesting mix.

K