When my mother was alive I used to order English Christmas cake from Betty’s Tea Shop in the north of England. A nice fruitcake wrapped in marzipan with a royal icing cover. Usually decorated beautifully with a ribbon tied around its middle. No one but mom would have it but it made the most gorgeous centerpiece. I still buy those English mince pies for my husband - small tarts, actually.
I remember you telling us about those cakes - is this the same Betty’s?
https://www.bettys.co.uk/christmas/christmas-cakes
Dessert memories from the beyond. I can imagine it. My dad grew up in England too.