So here is the Christmas cake I made a few weeks ago.
I followed this recipe that seemed work pretty well:
http://www.bakingmad.com/foolproof-christmas-cake-recipe/

I’ve been feeding it with Cointreau which had given it a nice orangey-taste!

It’s finished off with a layer of marzipan and then royal icing to look like snow and decorated with figures from my Grandad’s bakery: