Traditional Spring Wedding Cake

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Ingredients

Ingredients For the sugar flowers

  • 1kg/2lb 4 oz white sugar paste icing

  • 500g/1lb 2oz yellow sugar paste icing

  • edible glue

For the 30cm/12in tier

  • 550g/1lb 4oz butter

  • 225g/8oz soft brown sugar

  • 150g/5½oz caster sugar

  • 12 free-range eggs, lightly beaten

  • 475g/1lb 1oz plain flour

  • 475g/1lb 1oz ground almonds

  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder

  • 1 tsp ground nutmeg

  • 1 tsp mixed spice

  • 1 tsp salt

  • 2 oranges, zest only

  • 2 lemons, zest only

  • 2 tsp vanilla essence

  • 475g/1lb 1oz currants

  • 450g/1lb glacé cherries

  • 350g/12oz sultanas

  • 225g/8oz dried cranberries

  • 450g/1lb dried apricots, chopped

  • 225g/8oz blanched whole almonds, roughly chopped (optional)

  • 350ml/12fl oz brandy

For the 23cm/9in tier

  • 225g/8oz currants

  • 200g/7oz glacé cherries

  • 175g/6oz sultanas

  • 115g/4oz dried cranberries

  • 225g/8oz dried apricots, chopped

  • 115g/4oz blanched whole almonds, roughly chopped (optional)

  • 175ml/6fl oz brandy

  • 250g/9oz butter

  • 100g/3½oz soft brown sugar

  • 150g/5½oz caster sugar

  • 6 free-range eggs, lightly beaten

  • 225g/8oz plain flour

  • 225g/8oz ground almonds

  • 1 tbsp cocoa powder

  • ½ tsp ground nutmeg

  • ½ tsp mixed spice

  • ½ tsp salt

  • 1 orange, zest only

  • 1 lemon, zest only

  • 1 tsp vanilla essence

For the 15cm/6in tier

  • 115g/4oz currants

  • 100g/3½oz glacé cherries

  • 85g/3oz sultanas

  • 60g/2oz dried cranberries

  • 110g/4oz dried apricots, chopped

  • 50g/2oz blanched whole almonds, roughly chopped (optional)

  • 85ml/3fl oz brandy

  • 125g/4½oz butter

  • 50g/2oz soft brown sugar

  • 75g/2¾oz caster sugar

  • 3 free-range eggs, lightly beaten

  • 115g/4oz plain flour

  • 115g/4oz ground almonds

  • ½ tbsp cocoa powder

  • ¼ tsp ground nutmeg

  • ¼ tsp mixed spice

  • ¼ tsp salt

  • ½ orange, zest only

  • ½ lemon, zest only

  • ½ tsp vanilla essence

To ice the cakes

  • 1 x 340g/12oz jar apricot jam

  • icing sugar, for dusting

  • 3.5kg/7lb 11oz marzipan

  • 5.15kg/11lb 6oz ready-to-roll white icing

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Make Your Own Wedding Cake With Our Step-by-step Recipe. Equipment And Preparation: For This Recipe You Will Need A 15cm/6in, 23cm/9in And...

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