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Viewed: 28 - Published at: 7 years agoIngredients
- 300 grams Self Raising Flour
- 300 grams Brown Sugar
- 4 Free Range Eggs
- 300 grams Butter
- 400 grams Mincemeat from a jar
- 1 packet Mixed fruit
- 2 teaspoons Mixed spice, or 1 each of Cinnamon and Nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons Brandy or Rum
- 1 packet Ready to roll White Marzipan
- 100 grams Green Marzipan
- 100 grams Red Marzipan
- 1 cup Apricot jam
Method
- Cream the butter and sugar together using a wooden spoon until smooth.
- Beat the eggs and fold in half, along with half the amount of flour.
- Add mincemeat, spices, fruit and brandy. Then fold in the rest of the egg and remaining flour.
- Cook in the centre of a pre-heated oven at 150°C for 1 hour. Then turn the temperature down to about 110°C and cook for a further 3 hours or until the centre is dry.
- Warm the Jam until spreadable, leave to cool and then apply to the top of the cake.
- Roll out white Marzipan and cover the cake, cut off excess with a knife.
- Roll red marzipan into balls in the palm of your hand, Use a cutter for the green marzipan to make leaves. Now you have your holly bushes for decoration.
- Put a ribbon around the cake and find a message to use as a centre piece. Open some cheese and tuck in!
