Fig, port and star anise Christmas cake recipe

Ingredients

• 140 ml port, plus 2–3 tbsp to feed the cake
• 3 star anise
• 500 g dried figs, roughly chopped
• 300 g dates, roughly chopped
• 300 g prunes, roughly chopped
• 3 tbsp treacle
• 1 organic orange and 1 unwaxed lemon, finely grated zest
• 1 tbsp mixed spice
• 0.5 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
• 250 g unsalted butter, really soft, plus more for the tin
• 200 g pecans
• 100 g hazelnuts
• 160 g dark muscovado sugar
• 6 eggs, lightly beaten
• 170 g self-raising flour, sifted
• 1 tsp salt