Ingredients

  • 125g butter
  • 125g soft brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tsp mixed spice
  • 2 tbsps brandy or fruit juice
  • 1 lemon rind & juice
  • 150g doves farms gluten, free plain flour
  • 400g mixed dried fruits
  • 100g Glace Cherries
  • 100g mixed peel
  • 100g almonds
  • 3tbsps apricot jam
  • 200g marzipan
  • 2 egg whites
  • 400g icing sugar
  • 1 tsp vegetable oil
  • 1 ribbon

METHOD

1, Cream together butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.

2, Beat in the eggs, mixed spice, brandy, lemon rind & Juice.

3, Mix in the flour.

4, stir in the mixed dried fruits, glace cherries, mixed peel and almonds.

5, Push the mixture into a deep greaseproof lined 20cm/8″ cake tin.

6, Bake in pre-heated oven for 2/2 1/4 hours.

7, Allow to cool in the tin for 12 hours.

8, To make the topping, warm the apricot jam and spread it over the cold cake.

9, Roll out the marzipan and lift it into the cake.

10, Press the marzipan around the cake and trim off any excess.

11, in a bowl beat the egg whites until stiff.

12, Beat in the oil and icing sugar a little at a time.

13, Spread the icing over the cake.

14, Decorate with ribbon Or to your style.