Mary Berry’s classic blueberry ... Bakes,’ Mary explained that the cake recipe has been designed to flatten slightly in the centre so it holds the fruit topping better so do not be alarmed ...

Berry said: “Fruit cake – fine skewer inserted into the centre should come out clean and the cake should look the expected colour, light brown for a light fruit cake, darker brown for a ...

Mary Berry’s Christmas cake recipe Ingredients. 25g currants; 250g each sultanas and raisins; 300g glacé cherries, quartered, rinsed and drained; 150g ready-to-eat dried apricots, snipped into ...

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The cake is simple to put together but the process takes one to two hours to allow time for the fruit to fully soak in the tea. First, boil 300ml of water in the kettle and brew with one or two ...