fruitcake

Example Sentences

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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

What you might recognize as a modern-style fruitcake – a moist, leavened dessert studded with fruits and nuts – was probably first baked in the early Middle Ages in Europe.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024

Before long, most cuisines had some sort of fruited breads or cakes that were early versions of the modern 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

Being that he was hungry, he ate a piece of Grandma’s fruitcake.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner