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Ingredients
Cake
- 100 g glacé cherries, halved
- 100 g candied mixed peel
- 225 g currants
- 225 g raisins
- 225 g sultanas
- 100 g brandy
- 100 g boiling water
- 1 tsp instant coffee
- 1 orange, thin peelings of skin only
- 225 g dark brown sugar
- 225 g unsalted butter, soft, plus extra for greasing
- 4 large eggs
- 20 g treacle
- 225 g plain flour
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- 60 g flaked almonds
Icing and Decoration
- icing sugar, for dusting
- 500 g marzipan
- 2 Tbsp apricot jam, smooth, mixed with 1 tsp boiling water
- 500 g fondant icing
- green food colouring gel, as desired
- Nutrition
- per 1 slice
- Calories
- 1292 kJ / 307 kcal
- Protein
- 4 g
- Carbohydrates
- 50 g
- Fat
- 9 g
- Saturated Fat
- 4 g
- Sodium
- 38 mg
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