BBC Food - Recipes - Christmas cake wreath

Name: BBC Food - Recipes - Christmas cake wreath
Ingredients: 100g/3½oz chopped dried apricots; 175g/6oz sultanas; 150g/5½oz raisins; 100g/3½oz glacé cherries , washed, dried and halved; 75g/3oz stem ginger , chopped; 125ml/4fl oz single malt whisky , plus extra for feeding; 1 orange , zest and juice; 175g/6oz soft dark brown sugar; 175g/6oz butter , softened, plus extra for greasing; 3 free-range eggs; 175g/6oz plain flour; 1 tsp ground mixed spice; 1 tsp ground ginger; 200g/7oz icing sugar; 1 free-range egg white; 1 tbsp glycerine; 150g/5½oz mixed whole glacé fruit, such as dates, cherries and oranges, halved or sliced, to decorate

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Feed this spicy, fruit-packed Christmas cake right up until the last minute for an extra-special festive treat. For this recipe you will need a 20cm/8in non-stick savarin cake tin.

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Ingredients

100g/3½oz chopped dried apricots
175g/6oz sultanas
150g/5½oz raisins
100g/3½oz glacé cherries , washed, dried and halved
75g/3oz stem ginger , chopped
125ml/4fl oz single malt whisky , plus extra for feeding
1 orange , zest and juice
175g/6oz soft dark brown sugar
175g/6oz butter , softened, plus extra for greasing
3 free-range eggs
175g/6oz plain flour
1 tsp ground mixed spice
1 tsp ground ginger
200g/7oz icing sugar
1 free-range egg white
1 tbsp glycerine
150g/5½oz mixed whole glacé fruit, such as dates, cherries and oranges, halved or sliced, to decorate