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

Even older is the fruitcake left behind in Antarctica by the explorer Robert Falcon Scott in 1910.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024

What you might recognize as a modern-style fruitcake – a moist, leavened dessert studded with fruits and nuts – was probably first baked in the early Middle Ages in Europe.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024

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

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