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
Fruitcake aficionados will tell you that the best fruit cakes are matured – or "seasoned" in fruitcake lingo – for at least three months before they are cut.
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
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
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
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
