fruitcake
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And TV offers more cooking shows than a fruitcake offers nuts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
His favourite treat, however, is the Simnel cake, a traditional fruitcake typically made with a layer of either marzipan or almond paste and associated with Lent.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026
The Roman fruitcake was a mash of barley, honey, wine and dried fruit, often pomegranate seeds.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2024
Even older is the fruitcake left behind in Antarctica by the explorer Robert Falcon Scott in 1910.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2024
Not a Scottish shortbread or jam tart or fruitcake slice.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
This article was updated to correct the home state of the two friends who have been exchanging fruitcakes.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2024
Thanks to this technique, colonists were able to keep fruit from the summer harvest to use in their Christmas confections, and fruitcakes became one of the most popular seasonal desserts.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2024
For many monastic communities, especially those devoted to contemplative life and with vows of poverty, producing cookies, fruitcakes, even beer for sale is the only means to keep the lights on.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2023
When I learned that in the United Kingdom fruitcakes are often paired with cheese, I was smitten.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 17, 2022
It makes me dream I’m eternally rolling icing for fruitcakes, believe it or not.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
