Snow-topped holly cakes - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 8 glacé cherries
• small holly sprigs, washed and dried
• 200g dark muscovado sugar
• 175g butter, chopped
• 700g luxury mixed dried fruits
• 50g glacé cherries
• 2 tsp grated fresh root ginger
• zest and juice 1 orange
• 100ml dark rum, brandy or orange juice
• 85g pecans
• 3 large eggs, beaten
• 85g ground almonds
• 200g plain flour
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 250g pack marzipan, halved
• icing sugar, for dusting
• 2 tbsp warmed apricot jam
• 500g pack fondant icing sugar