Mary Berry's classic Christmas cake Archive

Name: Mary Berry's classic Christmas cake Archive
Ingredients: 175g/6oz raisins; 350g/12oz natural glacÃ© cherries, halved, rinsed, and thoroughly dried; 500g/1lb 2oz currants; 350g/12oz sultanas; 150ml/Â¼pt brandy or sherry, plus extra for feeding; 2 oranges, zest only; 250g/9oz butter, softened; 250g/9oz light muscovado sugar; 4 free-range eggs, at room temperature; 1 tbsp black treacle; 75g/3oz blanched almonds, chopped; 250g/9oz plain flour; 1Â½ tsp mixed spice; about 3 tbsp apricot jam, warmed and sieved; icing sugar; 675g/1lb 8oz marzipan; 3 free-range eggs, whites only; 675g/1Â½lb icing sugar, sifted; 3 tsp lemon juice; 1Â½ tsp glycerine

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Mary BerryÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s been making her Christmas cake recipe for as long as Paul HollywoodÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s been alive. She knows what sheÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s talking about.

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