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
Two friends from New York have been exchanging the same fruitcake since the late 1950s.
From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024
But by 1989, a survey by Mastercard found that fruitcake was the least favorite gift of 75% of those polled.
From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024
A 1953 Los Angeles Times article called fruitcake a "holiday must," and in 1958, the Christian Science Monitor asked, "What Could Be a Better Gift Than Fruitcake?"
From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024
Not a Scottish shortbread or jam tart or fruitcake slice.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
