Quick and easy Christmas cake recipe | delicious. magazine

Ingredients

• 600g good-quality mixed dried fruits
• 150ml whisky, warmed
• 150g stem ginger, drained, plus 8 tbsp ginger syrup from the jar
• 200g butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
• 300g plain flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp mixed spice
• 200g soft light brown sugar
• 4 large free-range eggs
• 2 tbsp milk
• Finely grated zest of 2 small oranges and 2 lemons
• 50g ground almonds
• 150g whole glacé cherries
• To decorate…
• 4 tbsp shredless orange marmalade
• 500g white marzipan
• Icing sugar, for dusting
• 500g white fondant icing