Name: Choc-Cherry Jewelled Christmas Cakes
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 80 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 1 _ cups dried cranberries; 1 _ cups raisins; 1 cup sultanas; _ cup mixed peel; 300ml cherry brandy (or normal brandy); 250g unsalted butter, softened; 1 _ cups brown sugar; 4 eggs; 1 _ cups self-raising flour; _ cup cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 100g dark chocolate, chopped; _ cup almond meal; 200g marzipan; 3 tablespoons apricot jam; _ cup blanched almonds; _ cup glac cherries, halved; _ cup pistachios

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