mary berry's classic fruit cake
- 350g/12oz currants.
- 225g/8oz sultanas.
- 225g/8oz raisins.
- 175g/6oz glace cherries, rinsed, dried and quartered.
- 175g/6oz ready-to-eat dried apricots, snipped into pieces.
- 75g/3oz mixed candied peel, finely chopped.
- 4 tbsp brandy, plus extra brandy for 'feeding' the cake.
- 275g/10 oz plain flour.