Christmas cake parcels | Eggcellentrecipes.com

Ingredients

• 775 g Dried mixed fruits
• 100 g Glace cherries
• 100 g Mixed nuts chopped
• 2 tsp Lemon zest grated
• 3 tbsp Brandy
• 250 g Plain white flour
• 1½ tsp Mixed spice
• 50 g Almonds (ground)
• 225 g Unrefined light muscovado sugar
• 225 g Butter (unsalted) softened
• 1½ tbsp Black treacle
• 5 Egg(s) (free range)
• 2 tbsp Apricot jam melted
• Icing sugar
• 250 g Marzipan
• Sugar paste icing variety of colours