Christmas Fruit Cake recipe on Gourmetpedia

Ingredients

• - 600g / 21 oz sultanas
• - 400g / 14 oz raisins
• - 200g / 7 oz currants
• - 100g / 3.5 oz candied cherries, quartered
• - 100g / 3.5 oz candied orange slices, finely chopped
• - 80g / 2.8 oz candied ginger, finely chopped
• - 290ml / 1 cup + 8 tsp. brandy
• - 375 ml / 1 1/2 cups plain flour
• - 125 ml / 1/2 cup self-raising flour or 125 ml / 1-1/2 cup plain flour + 3 Tbsp. baking powder
• - 2 tsp. mixed spice – nutmeg, clove, cinnamon
• - 1 tsp. ground ginger
• - 250g / 9 oz butter, softened
• - 250 ml / 1 cup dark brown sugar
• - 4 eggs, at room temperature
• - 2 tbsp. orange marmalade
• - Pure icing sugar, to serve
• - Butter for the mould