HOW to decorate a Christmas cake

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Want to make your Christmas fruitcake look gorgeous?

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Warm the apricot jam in a saucepan, then push it through a sieve to remove lumps of fruit.

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Brush the cake with the warmed, sieved jam. This will help the marzipan stick!

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Roll out marzipan (or fondant) and cover the cake. Let it dry for 4-7 days, or until hardened.

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Cover the cake with fluffy royal icing, making it look snowy and festive. Let it dry for 2 days.

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Secure a festive ribbon around the cake with a clean pin, and add figurines on top if desired.

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Slice the cake into wedges or fingers and serve. This showstopping Christmas cake won't last long!

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EXPERT TIPS

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HOW to decorate a Christmas cake

Want to make your Christmas fruitcake look gorgeous?

I'll show you how!

Warm the apricot jam in a saucepan, then push it through a sieve to remove lumps of fruit.

Sieve the Jam

Sieve the Jam

Brush the cake with the warmed, sieved jam. This will help the marzipan stick!

Brush on Cake

Brush on Cake

Roll out marzipan (or fondant) and cover the cake. Let it dry for 4-7 days, or until hardened.

Add Marzipan

Add Marzipan

Cover the cake with fluffy royal icing, making it look snowy and festive. Let it dry for 2 days.

Top with Royal Icing

Top with Royal Icing

Secure a festive ribbon around the cake with a clean pin, and add figurines on top if desired.

Finishing Touches

Finishing Touches

Slice the cake into wedges or fingers and serve. This showstopping Christmas cake won't last long!

Enjoy!

Enjoy!

EXPERT TIPS

EXPERT TIPS

Slice into fingers for smaller, more even pieces.

Slice into fingers for smaller, more even pieces.

Make your own marzipan for the best flavor.

Make your own marzipan for the best flavor.

Don't want raw egg in the royal icing? Use meringue powder.

Don't want raw egg in the royal icing? Use meringue powder.

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