INGREDIENTS
80 g
dried figs, chopped
65 g
dried cranberries
65 g
dates, chopped
50 g
glace cherries, chopped
30 g
mixed candied peel
50 g
raisins
50 g
sultanas
50 g
currants
100 g
crystallised ginger, chopped
50 g
(1.75oz0 stem ginger, finely chopped
zest of 1 + juice 1/2 orange
zest of 1 lemon
1 tbsp
stem ginger syrup
4 tbsp
ginger wine/rum/brandy/cointreau/sherry (plus extra for feeding)
140 g
(1/3 + 1/4 cups) softened butter
140 g
+ 2tbsp) light brown soft sugar
1 1/2 tbsp
treacle
2
eggs
175 g
(1 + 1/2 cups) plain flour
40 g
ground almonds
1 1/2 tsp
ground ginger
1/2 tsp
ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp
ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp
ground cardamom
1/8 tsp
ground cloves
salt
3 tbsp
apricot jam or marmalade
500 g
marzipan
2
large egg whites
400 g
icing (powdered) sugar, sifted
1 1/2 tsp
lemon juice
1 tsp
glycerine (optional, but stops the icing from set rock solid)
1
small orange
1
couple of small pine cones
1
egg white
2 tsp
caster sugar
fresh cranberries
couple sprigs fresh rosemary
1
few bay leaves
granulated sugar
cinnamon
star anise
icing sugar