Fruit cake is popular and is often associated with Christmas all over the world. It has dried fruits, like currants, raisins, apricots, and pears soaked in brandy, rum, or whisky. And it may contain nuts, too. Other countries have their own traditional Christmas cakes. Take, for example, Yule log or bûche de Noël from France, Panettone from Italy, Galette des Rois from Mexico, and Gâteau des Rois from Spain, to name just a few.