noun
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a rich cake containing mixed dried fruit, lemon peel, nuts, etc
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slang a person considered to be eccentric or insane
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Origin of fruitcake
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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
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
Two friends from New York have been exchanging the same fruitcake since the late 1950s.
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
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
As late as the 1950s, fruitcakes were a widely esteemed part of the American holiday tradition.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2024
Maybe fruitcake has its reputation as a bad tasting brick because a few bad fruitcakes have sullied its name.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2023
For many monastic communities, especially those devoted to contemplative life and with vows of poverty, producing cookies, fruitcakes, even beer for sale is the only means to keep the lights on.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2023
When I learned that in the United Kingdom fruitcakes are often paired with cheese, I was smitten.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 17, 2022
Then I thought of making fruitcakes with Mama before Christmas.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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