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
But the honor for the oldest known existing fruitcake goes to one that was baked in 1878 when Rutherford B. Hayes was president of the United States.
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
“What, I didn’t tell you to go outside?” her mother growled, setting two cups of coffee and half a fruitcake on the kitchen table where the men were seated.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
European fruitcakes are more like the medieval fruited bread than the versions made in Great Britain and the United States.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2024
As late as the 1950s, fruitcakes were a widely esteemed part of the American holiday tradition.
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
As if her fruitcakes were edible, or her turkey done all the way to the bone.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
