Icing your Christmas cake is fun and a great way ... find out how to cover your cake with marzipan (and how to ice without it) and learn a few simple decoration techniques to put the finishing ...

This traditional Christmas cake pulls out all the stops - if you ... and the work surface with a little icing sugar and knead the marzipan until soft. Roll out half the marzipan to fit the top ...

3. Roll a third of the marzipan into a circle the same size as the tin, spoon half of the cake mixture into the tin, level and lay the disc on top. Cover with the rest of the cake mixture, and level ...

The British Christmas cake is a rich, fruit-laden masterpiece ... It’s typically covered with a layer of marzipan and royal ...