fruitcake
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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
Haters and disrespect aside, fruitcake is still a robust American tradition: The website Serious Eats reports that over 2 million fruitcakes are still sold each year.
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
By the early 1900s, U.S. mailrooms were full of the now ubiquitous fruitcake tins.
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
As late as the 1950s, fruitcakes were a widely esteemed part of the American holiday tradition.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2024
Maybe fruitcake has its reputation as a bad tasting brick because a few bad fruitcakes have sullied its name.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2023
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
