Christmas cake is a traditional part of Twelfth Night celebrations; rich with fruit, spices and alcohol, covered with marzipan and royal icing, decorated with festive figurines and foil sashes.

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To serve an iced fruit cake that has been stored for a long time, unwrap it and remove the old icing and marzipan." ...

Add the fruit mixture, nuts and candied orange ... 7. Roll a piece of marzipan as the same size of the cake and place it over the cake. Drizzle the icing over it and let it set.

Most supermarkets now stock their own versions of the classic fruit cake, typically topped with a thick strip of marzipan and a layer of sweet white icing. To help you decide which one to go for ...

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Simnel cake is a light, spiced fruit cake that's usually decorated with marzipan. This Easter bake was traditionally created to celebrate Mother's Day, but soon transitioned into a way to mark the ...

But it was also dark with fruit and contained plenty of sultanas and cherries. The cake was a little stodgy in texture but it tasted fruity and was topped with a tasty almond marzipan and crisp icing.