Fruity Christmas Cake

Ingredients

• 1 3/8 cups soft brown sugar Fairtrade dark
• 3/4 cup butter unsalted English, by Sainsbury’s, plus extra for greasing
• 2 1/4 cups dried fruits Sainsbury’s mixed
• 2 1/2 cups dried cranberries
• 2/3 cup dried figs Sainsbury’s ready to eat, roughly chopped
• 6 3/4 tablespoons brandy basics, plus 12 tablespoons for soakung
• 1 Orange
• 11/16 cup macadamia nuts
• 4 eggs medium British free-range, by Sainsbury’s, lightly beaten
• 2/3 cup ground almonds Sainsbury’s
• 2 cups plain flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice ground, by Sainsbury’s
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon by Sainsbury’s
• 3/4 pound marzipan Sainsbury’s golden
• icing sugar for dusting
• 4 tablespoons apricot jam warmed
• 3/4 pound icing Sainsbury’s ready to roll white