Traditional Christmas cake recipe: rich, moist fruit cake - Better Homes & Gardens Australia

Ingredients

• Cake:
• Melted butter, for greasing
• 500g pitted prunes, chopped
• 375g raisins, chopped
• 375g currants
• 375g sultanas
• 1 cup brandy
• 250g butter
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 3 tsp vanilla extract
• 4 eggs
• 1⁄2 cup plum or cherry jam
• Finely grated zest of 1 large orange
• 2 cups plain flour
• 1⁄2 cup self-raising flour
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 tsp mixed spice
• 1 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 tsp ground cloves
• 1⁄2 cup orange juice
• 3 glacé cherries
• 1 cup blanched almonds
• Extra 2 Tbsp brandy
• White chocolate leaves:
• 80g white chocolate
• Brandy butter frosting:
• 125g butter, softened
• 11⁄2 cups pure icing sugar, sifted
• 2 Tbsp brandy