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

America's two most famous fruitcake companies, Claxton's of Claxton, Georgia, and Collin Street of Corsicana, Texas, got their start in this heyday of mail-order food.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024

The Roman fruitcake was a mash of barley, honey, wine and dried fruit, often pomegranate seeds.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024

By the time he got back to the kitchen, Aunt Marge had been supplied with tea and fruitcake, and Ripper was lapping noisily in the corner.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling