In the UK, fruitcakes come in many varieties, from extremely light to rich and moist.

The traditional Christmas cake is a round fruitcake covered in marzipan and then in white royal icing or fondant icing.
They are often further decorated with snow scenes, holly leaves, and berries (real or artificial), or tiny decorative robins or snowmen.
It is also the tradition for this kind of cake to be served at weddings as part of the dessert course.

In Yorkshire, it is often served accompanied with cheese.
Fruitcakes in the United Kingdom often contain currants and glace cherries, an example of this type being the Genoa cake.
One type of cake that originated in Scotland is the Dundee Cake, a type of fruitcake which does not contain glace cherries.
 This is a fruitcake that is decorated with almonds, and which owes its name to Keiller's marmalade.

Fruitcake was historically referred to as plum cake in England since around 1700.
In the UK, fruitcakes come in many varieties, from extremely light to rich and moist. 
The traditional Christmas cake is a round fruitcake covered in marzipan and then in white royal icing or fondant icing. They are often further decorated with snow scenes, holly leaves, and berries (real or artificial), or tiny decorative robins or snowmen. It is also the tradition for this kind of cake to be served at weddings as part of the dessert course.
In Yorkshire, it is often served accompanied with cheese. Fruitcakes in the United Kingdom often contain currants and glace cherries, an example of this type being the Genoa cake. One type of cake that originated in Scotland is the Dundee Cake, a type of fruitcake which does not contain glace cherries.  This is a fruitcake that is decorated with almonds, and which owes its name to Keiller's marmalade.
Fruitcake was historically referred to as plum cake in England since around 1700.
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