Nibblous | christmas cake

Nibblous | christmas cake

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christmas cake rating: This decadent cake, with its glossy icing and glistening fruit, would make a stunning centrepiece at any seasonal gathering.

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Ingredients

  • 225g (8oz) unsalted butter, softened
  • 225g (8oz) caster sugar flavoured with 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 large eggs
  • finely grated zest of 2 oranges
  • 125g (4.5oz) plain flour
  • 2-4 tablespoons Grand Marnier or amaretto liqueur
  • 1 x 75g pack each dried blueberries, cranberries and sour cherries
  • 1 x 100g pack each ground almonds, walnut pieces, pistachios, chopped ready-to-eat exotic fruits, chopped whole candied peel, glace ginger, ready-to-eat apricots and sultanas
  • salt
  • 2 tablespoons apricot jam
  • 1 tablespoon brandy
  • lemon juice
  • 175g (60z) unrefined icing sugar
  • sieved glace fruits, to decorate

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