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Christmas cake is an English
that began as plum porridge. Nowadays,
, sultanas, orange rind and other
fruit are used. The fruit is
soaked in brandy. It is common for the fruitcake
to be covered in a layer of marzipan, then for the
and sides to be coated in icing that can be over a centimetre
. The top of the cake is usually decorated with Christmas
like fir trees or snowmen and women. Christmas cakes vary around the world. In Japan, they are
sponge cakes with whipped
and strawberries.
