Classic Christmas cake | Eggcellentrecipes.com

Ingredients

• 1¼ kg Dried mixed fruits
• 100 ml Brandy or rum, plus extra for feeding
• 1 Orange(s) juice and zest
• 1 Lemon(s) juice and zest
• 125 g Glace cherries
• 275 g Plain white flour
• 2 tsp Mixed spice
• 225 g Butter (unsalted) softened
• 225 g Unrefined light muscovado sugar
• 5 Egg(s) (free range) large
• 100 g Almonds (ground)
• 1 kg Marzipan
• 1 kg Sugar paste icing white
• 2 tbsp Apricot jam
• Silver balls to decorate
• Icing sugar for dusting