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Last-minute Christmas cake
Fruit and vegetables
100g/3½oz dried
figs
, chopped
435g tin crushed
pineapple
in juice, drained
Tins, packets and jars
120ml/3¾fl oz
golden syrup
350g/12oz
plain flour
navy blue gel
food colouring
yellow or orange
food colouring
pastes
Cooking ingredients
550/1lb 4oz mixed
dried fruit
100g/3½oz
dried cherries
, halved
240ml/8½fl oz almond
oil
120ml/3¾fl oz
treacle
200g/7oz soft dark
brown sugar
1½ tsp
bicarbonate of soda
50g/1¾oz
cocoa powder
3 tsp
mixed spice
pinch of table
salt
400g/14oz golden
icing sugar
1 tsp
almond extract
500g/1lb 2oz
icing sugar
, plus extra for dusting
125g/4½oz royal
icing sugar
200g/7oz ready-to-roll black
fondant icing
Biscuits, snacks and sweets
250g/9oz mini white
marshmallows
Dairy, eggs and chilled
6 free-range
eggs
85g/3oz almond
butter
200g/7oz unsalted
butter
splash
milk
25g/1oz
vegetable shortening
, plus extra for kneading
Other
100ml/3½fl oz
sweet sherry
160ml/5½fl oz boiling water
65g/2¼oz blue or purple candy melts, chopped
3 tbsp agave syrup mixed with 1 tbsp boiling water
silver edible glitter (optional)
white sprinkles (optional)
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