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
Fruitcake aficionados will tell you that the best fruit cakes are matured – or "seasoned" in fruitcake lingo – for at least three months before they are cut.
From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024
The Roman fruitcake was a mash of barley, honey, wine and dried fruit, often pomegranate seeds.
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
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
