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

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

By the early 1900s, U.S. mailrooms were full of the now ubiquitous fruitcake tins.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024

Mrs. Weasley, however, had sent the family owl, Errol, with an enormous fruitcake and assorted meat pies.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling