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Mary Berry's classic Christmas cake recipe
180 ratings · 2hr · 16 servings
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Ingredients
Produce
• 500 g Currants
• 350 g Glace cherries, natural
• 2 Oranges
• 175 g Raisins
• 350 g Sultanas
Refrigerated
• 4 Eggs, large free-range
• 3 Eggs, whites only, free-range
Condiments
• 3 tsp Lemon juice
• 1 tbsp Treacle, black
Baking & Spices
• 1 Icing sugar
• 675 g Icing sugar
• 250 g Muscovado sugar, light or dark
• 275 g Plain flour
• 1 1/2 tsp Spice, mixed
Nuts & Seeds
• 75 g Almonds
Dairy
• 250 g Butter
Desserts
• 675 g Marzipan
Beer, Wine & Liquor
• 150 ml 1/4pt brandy or sherry
Other
• about 3 tbsp apricot jam, warmed and sieved
• 1½ tsp glycerine