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Ingredients
Fruit
- 150 g sultanas
- 150 g currants
- 50 g chopped mixed peel
- 50 g glacé cherries
- 30 g brandy
Marzipan
- 240 g granulated sugar
- 220 g blanched almonds
- 2 egg yolks, from medium eggs
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp orange blossom water
- ¼ tsp natural vanilla extract
- 1 - 2 tsp natural almond extract, to taste
Cake
- unsalted butter, for greasing
- 1 lemon, thin peelings of skin only
- 175 g soft brown sugar
- 175 g unsalted butter, soft
- 3 large eggs
- 15 g golden syrup
- 175 g plain flour
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch fine sea salt
Glaze
- 20 g apricot jam, strained
- 1 egg white, beaten
- Nutrition
- per 1 slice
- Calories
- 2517 kJ / 602 kcal
- Protein
- 9.1 g
- Carbohydrates
- 78.7 g
- Fat
- 27.8 g
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