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fruitcakes

  • plural
    of fruitcake.
    fruitcake
    noun
    a rich cake containing dried or candied fruit, nuts, etc.

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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

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

“Fruitcake is interesting,” says Rick Meyer, president of the Beatrice Bakery Co., a Nebraska company whose popular fruitcakes are made from a family recipe that dates back to 1917.

From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2023

By contemporary standards, fruitcakes don’t look especially delicious.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 17, 2022

As if her fruitcakes were edible, or her turkey done all the way to the bone.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison