Christmas fruit cake with ginger

Name: Christmas fruit cake with ginger
Ingredients: 500ml well-brewed Lady Grey Tea (use 4 tea bags); 500g mixed dried fruits; 200g soft unsalted butter; 125g dark brown soft sugar; 50g caster sugar; 3 large eggs, beaten; 250g self-raising flour; 3 tsp mixed spice; 75g mixed peel; 50g stem ginger in syrup, drained and finely chopped; 3 tbsp brandy, plus 4 extra tbsp for feeding the cake; 100g apricot jam; 375g dried fruits, candied peel, undyed glacé cherries (halved), crystallised ginger, oven-roasted Brazil and pecan nuts

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Ingredients

500ml well-brewed Lady Grey Tea (use 4 tea bags)
500g mixed dried fruits
200g soft unsalted butter
125g dark brown soft sugar
50g caster sugar
3 large eggs, beaten
250g self-raising flour
3 tsp mixed spice
75g mixed peel
50g stem ginger in syrup, drained and finely chopped
3 tbsp brandy, plus 4 extra tbsp for feeding the cake
100g apricot jam
375g dried fruits, candied peel, undyed glacé cherries (halved), crystallised ginger, oven-roasted Brazil and pecan nuts