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    AMAZING CAKES

    Jan 05, 2020 6 minutes
    COORDINATED BY
    SARAH HAMILTON-WALKER

    GREAT GRANDMA’S CHRISTMAS FRUITCAKE

    Serves: 60; Makes: 23cm/9in and 15cm/6in round cakes Hands-on: 40 minutes, plus cooling; Baking time: 4 hours

    INGREDIENTS

    FOR THE FRUIT CAKES

    • 475g/17oz salted butter, softened
    • 475g/17oz dark muscovado sugar
    • 8 eggs, beaten
    • 475g/17oz self-raising flour, sifted
    • 1½ tsp mixed spice
    • ¼ tsp nutmeg
    • A pinch of salt
    • 500g/1lb 2oz raisins
    • 500g/1lb 2oz currants
    • 500g/1lb 2oz sultanas
    • 75g/3oz each of green and red glacé cherries, quartered
    • 125g/4½oz candied peel, chopped
    • 50g/2oz angelica, chopped
    • Finely grated zest of 1½ unwaxed lemons
    • 2 tbsp brandy, plus extra for feeding the cake

    For the almond paste

    • 800g/1¾lb ground almonds
    • 400g/14oz caster sugar
    • 400g/14oz icing sugar, sifted
    • 2 tbsp vanilla essence
    • Juice of 2 lemons
    • 3 eggs, beaten
    • 6 tbsp homemade or good-quality apricot jam

    For the royal icing

    • 4 egg whites
    • 1kg/2¼lb icing sugar,  

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