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
A 1953 Los Angeles Times article called fruitcake a "holiday must," and in 1958, the Christian Science Monitor asked, "What Could Be a Better Gift Than Fruitcake?"
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2024
Seasoning not only improves the flavor of the fruitcake, but it makes it easier to slice.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2024
Mrs. Weasley, however, had sent the family owl, Errol, with an enormous fruitcake and assorted meat pies.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
Check the malls for the day after Christmas sales, ask people that very question as they are returning those cheese balls, cheap robot vacuums, and fruitcakes they didn’t want and get back to us.
From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2024
This article was updated to correct the home state of the two friends who have been exchanging fruitcakes.
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
I love to feature the single-origin spices of the companies Diaspora or Burlap & Barrel in my fruitcakes.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 17, 2022
Then I thought of making fruitcakes with Mama before Christmas.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
