Christmas Cake - Traditional British Fruit Cake with Royal Icing
"Christmas cake is a traditional British fruit cake covered with marzipan and decorated in royal icing. This recipe can be made in advance...."
INGREDIENTS
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200g (1 1/2 c) all purpose flour
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1/4 tsp salt (omit if using salted butter)
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1 1/2 tsp mixed spice
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200 g (1 Tbsp less than 1 cup or 2 sticks) butter
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200 g (3/4 cup plus 1 Tbsp) sugar
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6 eggs
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3 Tbsp brandy
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100 g (about 3/4 c) chopped, glacé cherries
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50 g (about 1/4 c) chopped, candied/preserved ginger
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50 g (walnuts (optional)
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200 g (1 1/3 c) currants
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200 g (2 c) sultanas
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150 g (1 1/4 c) raisins
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mixed peel (or fresh orange peel with sugar - see below)
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For the decoration
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small jar of apricot jam
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7 oz pkg marzipan (almond paste)
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royal icing
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