Lebkuchen with Candied Fruit and Almond Toppings - Vegetarian Society

Ingredients

• ¾ tsp fennel seeds, ground
• 4 allspice berries, ground
• Seeds from 5 cardamom pods, ground (pods discarded)
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 125g ground almonds
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 150g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
• ½ tsp fine sea salt
• 2 large free-range eggs
• 75g runny honey
• 125g light soft brown sugar or light muscovado sugar
• 1 large orange, zest only
• Sheets of edible rice paper cut into 12 circles 5cm in diameter
• 125g icing sugar
• 1-3 tbsp orange juice
• 200g milk or dark chocolate finely chopped
• A selection of mixed crystallised fruit (e.g. candied peel, angelica, glacé cherries)
• 25g blanched almonds