Christmas cake

noun

British
: a cake that contains nuts and fruits and that is served at Christmas

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The new Hazelnut Cocoa Flavored Coffee brings chocolate and nutty notes to your coffee pot, and practically screams to be served with a slice of chocolate Christmas cake. — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025 According to McGrady, teatime included mince pies, scones, and a chocolate yule log and Christmas cake, with another Christmas cake made especially for the royal grandchildren. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 22 Dec. 2025 Don’t forget a stately Christmas cake to round out the table, either! — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025 The Easy Peasy Foodie creator can predict when US readers begin searching for her stress-free turkey instructions, or when her Christmas cake will start its annual climb up Google search results. — Davey Alba, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025 The whisky features aromas of toffee, fig jam, Christmas cake, and toasted almond. — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025 This Highland single malt is matured in first-fill ex-sherry casks, delivering rich, fruity Christmas cake flavors. — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025 Dos Anjos was accused of serving a Christmas cake laced with arsenic at 2,700 times the legal limit to her family members on Christmas Eve, per CNN. — Christine Pelisek, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025

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“Christmas cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Christmas%20cake. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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