Snow-Topped Spice Cake

This cake – fruitless, light but aromatic – is the perfect replacement for the standard Christmas cake for those who hate it or just haven’t got time to make it. The dripping blanket of royal icing certainly lends a seasonal touch, but the dark gingerbread spiciness is enough on its own if you’d prefer to keep it very simple.

I know the list of ingredients is long, but check out the method before deciding this is too labour-intensive: as you’ll see, it’s about the easiest cake you c