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

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

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

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

And of course the caved-in chocolate-covered cherry, at least half a dozen Scottish short-breads, a generous slice of fruitcake, and that jam tart.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck