Pancake mix is a combination of flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. While flour is just ground wheat. Because of this, ...

Dusting them with flour before adding to the cake mix can help to reduce this happening. If you want to increase the almond content of this cake add 75g/2½oz diced marzipan when you add the cherries.

This traditional Christmas cake pulls out all the stops ... Fold in the remaining flour mixture until well mixed and then mix in the dried fruit, mixed peel, glace cherries and the almonds.