Christmas cake | MummyPages.uk

Ingredients

• 225g plain flour
• ¼ tsp salt
• ½ tsp mixed spice
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• 200g butter
• 200g dark brown sugar
• 2 tbsp black treacle
• 1 tbsp marmalade
• ¼ tsp vanilla essence
• 4 eggs, lightly beaten
• 800g mixed dried fruits
• 100g chopped mixed peel
• 150g glacé cherries, halved
• 100g blanched almonds, chopped
• Brandy
• To decorate
• 200g marzipan
• 1-2 tbsp apricot jam, warmed
• 3 egg whites
• 600g icing sugar, sieved
• 1 tbsp lemon juice