fruitcake

Example Sentences

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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

For over-the-top extravagance, honors have to go to a British version that crowns a rich fruitcake with a layer of marzipan icing.

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

A quip attributed to former "Tonight Show" host Johnny Carson has it that "There is only one fruitcake in the entire world, and people keep sending it to each other."

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024

I leave out the part about my sister being older than me and nutty as a fruitcake.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko