Christmas Fruit Cake

Name: Christmas Fruit Cake
Ingredients: Cake:; 350g seedless raisins; 100g cranberries; 250g pitted dates , chopped; 200g cherries , glacé whole & broken; 75g mixed citrus peel; 15ml bicarbonate of soda; 300g soft brown sugar; 7.5ml mixed spice; 2.5ml salt; 150ml brandy; 150ml apple juice or apple & cranberry juice; 200g butter; 3large eggs; 200ml cake flour; 5ml baking powder; 30ml cocoa powder; 100g walnuts or pecan nuts, chopped; 45ml brandy; For serving: Brandy custard sauce:; 250g LANCEWOOD® Mascarpone; 2large eggs , separated; 60ml castor sugar; As an alternative to the Brandy custard sauce, use a Cream Cheese chocolate icing. Cream cheese chocolate icing (optional):; 230g LANCEWOOD® Medium Fat Plain Cream Cheese; 250ml icing sugar; 80g white chocolate , melted

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Ingredients

Cake:
350g seedless raisins
100g cranberries
250g pitted dates , chopped
200g cherries , glacé whole & broken
75g mixed citrus peel
15ml bicarbonate of soda
300g soft brown sugar
7.5ml mixed spice
2.5ml salt
150ml brandy
150ml apple juice or apple & cranberry juice
200g butter
3large eggs
200ml cake flour
5ml baking powder
30ml cocoa powder
100g walnuts or pecan nuts, chopped
45ml brandy
For serving: Brandy custard sauce:
250g LANCEWOOD® Mascarpone
2large eggs , separated
60ml castor sugar
As an alternative to the Brandy custard sauce, use a Cream Cheese chocolate icing. Cream cheese chocolate icing (optional):
230g LANCEWOOD® Medium Fat Plain Cream Cheese
250ml icing sugar
80g white chocolate , melted