ProperFoodie’s Christmas Cake and icing decoration

Ingredients

• 2 3/4 cups fruits dried mixed, sultanas, raisins, currants and candied citrus peel
• 7/8 cup sherry or your preferred spirit
• 2 oranges medium
• 1 1/8 cups unsalted butter softened, in 2cm cubes
• 2 1/16 cups light brown muscovado sugar
• 4 medium eggs
• 1 3/4 cups plain flour
• 2/3 cup ground almonds
• 4 2/3 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons mixed spice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg freshly
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon black treacle
• 1 jar apricot jam
• 1 marzipan pack of ready to roll
• 1 fondant icing pack of ready to roll white
• icing sugar for dusting and for sticking down extra decoration

Nutrition

• Calories : 420 calories
• Carbohydrate : 51 grams
• Cholesterol : 115 milligrams
• Fat : 22 grams
• Fiber : 4 grams
• Protein : 6 grams
• SaturatedFat : 12 grams
• Sodium : 150 milligrams
• Sugar : 27 grams