Raisin and Cherry Stollen - River Cottage

Ingredients

• 200g raisins
• 100g glacé cherries, quartered
• Finely grated zest of 1 large unwaxed orange
• 50ml dark rum
• 100g unsalted butter
• 175ml milk
• 3 tsp (15g) dried yeast
• 125g caster sugar
• 500g strong white bread flour
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 eggs, beaten
• A little sunflower oil, for greasing
• 50g flaked almonds
• Seeds from 6 cardamom pods, crushed
• 250-300g marzipan
• 25g unsalted butter, melted
• Icing sugar for dredging
• 1 floured baking sheet