• Line the sides and bottom of an 8 inch round cake tin with baking paper.
• Preheat the oven to 300℉ / 150 ℃.
• Beat the butter and sugar until it gets light brown.
• Add lightly beaten eggs (to stop it splitting add a tablespoon of the flour).
• Add the rest of the flour and mix until combined.
• Add all of the dried ingredients.
• Fold in the fruit and lemon juice.
• Add the brandy.
• Pour mixture into pre-lined tin.
• Bake for 3 – 3 3/4 hours.
• Remove from oven when done.
• Let it sit for 10 minutes.
• Remove from tin and cool on wire rack.
• Once cooled to room temperature cover with marzipan and ice with white fondant or basic icing sugar icing.

Happy Holidays!