Christmas Cake - EASY moist fruit cake

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Ingredients

300g / 10 oz raisins
150g / 5 oz diced dried apricots (, chopped 8 mm / 1/3")
75g / 2.5 oz mixed peel (, diced 5mm / 1/5)
150g / 5 oz glace cherries (, chopped 8 mm / 1/3")
180g / 6 oz dates (, diced 5mm / 1/5")
1 cup + 2 tbsp apple juice, OR 1/3 brandy + 2/3 juice ( (Note 2))
120g / 8 tbsp unsalted butter (, softened (1 US stick))
1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar (, packed (Note 3))
1/2 cup vegetable oil ((or canola, peanut, grapeseed))
3 tbsp molasses or golden syrup ((Note 4))
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp all spice
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
3 large eggs
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 2/3 cups plain flour ((all purpose flour))
3/4 cup walnuts (, chopped (optional))
500ml / 1 pint pouring custard (, homemade or store bought (Note 5))
250g / 8 oz "ready to roll" marzipan
250g / 8 oz "ready to roll" white fondant
Cherries dusted with icing sugar
Cherries or other fruit dusted with icing sugar ((on plain cake, looks very pretty!))
Drippy white glaze ((directions below))

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