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Gingerbread man Christmas cake
Fruit and vegetables
150g/5½oz dried
cranberries
150g/5½oz dried
figs
finely grated zest and juice of ½
orange
150g/5½oz mixed whole
nuts
Tins, packets and jars
150g/5½oz pitted soft
prunes
4 tbsp
apricot jam
Cooking ingredients
150g/5½oz mixed
dried fruit
, such as sultanas, raisins and currants
150g/5½oz pitted soft-dried
dates
150g/5½oz dark muscovado
sugar
3 tbsp black
treacle
or date syrup, optional
150g/5½oz
self-raising flour
3 tbsp ground
mixed spice
750g/1lb 10oz ready to roll fondant
750g/1lb 10oz
marzipan
fondant water
icing
marzipan
Biscuits, snacks and sweets
small coloured
sweets
or sprinkles
Dairy, eggs and chilled
150g/5½oz
butter
, softened
3 free-range
eggs
(at room temperature), beaten
Other
150ml/5fl oz
brandy
, plus optional extra to ‘feed’ the cake
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