Nibblous | store cupboard fruit cake

Ingredients

• 900g dried fruit - use whatever you have
• 200ml strong hot tea (black, no milk)
• 3tbsp brandy or whisky or rum or ginger wine or whatever you have - not sure gin would work, though
• 3tbps marmalade - thin cut, thick cut, who cares
• 225g plain flour
• 225g butter or margarine
• 225g caster sugar
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1-2 tsp mixed spice, if you like
• zest of an orange, or a lemon, or some lemon juice - who cares