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
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
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
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
Not a Scottish shortbread or jam tart or fruitcake slice.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
