Hi everyone this is my idea of a Christmas cake that I made for my work place.

I hope everyone will enjoy trying to make it.

Ingredients

• 850 g of mixed dried fruit of your choice
• 50/60 g of glazed cherries
• 100 ml of brandy
• 225 g plain flour
• A pinch of salt
• 1 teaspoon of nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon of grounded mixed spices
• 225 g of dark brown soft sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 dessert spoon of golden syrup
• 225 g of butter
• 50-70 g of sliced almonds
• 2 orange zest
• 100 g of marzipan
• 150 g of icing sugar
• Brandy to feed the cake
• Icing sugar decoration
• Apricot jam

Procedures

I start soaking the dried fruits mix in the brandy the evening before making the cake. Nearly 15 hours.

The next morning I start cake. I mix together the dried ingredients: flour, sugar, salt, dried grounded spices, and almonds.

Then I add the orange zest to it.

Now I melt a bit the butter and in a separate bow. I beat the eggs and I add them to the dry ingredients with the golden syrup.

I mix well all the ingredients for about 5 to 10 minutes.

Then I add all the dried fruit soaked with brandy in it.

Mix all together and pour it into the baking tray, previously buttered and floured.

I bake it for nearly 4 hours, but I check it from time to time after the 3rd hour so I don’t take the risk of burning it.

I turn the cake upside down once it’s cold and I feed it with more brandy.

I brush the cake with apricot jam and I cover it with marzipan.

After that, I work the icing sugar and I put on top of my marzipan. Then I start decorating the cake.

It’s a cake that needs to be fed with more brandy from time to time until Christmas day. For that I use a cooking syringe, and I ensure it’s kept moist.

I hope everyone enjoy… Thank you for having a look. And merry Christmas you all!

Ciao…!!!