Simon Rimmer serve up a delicious alternative Christmas cake for the festive season on Sunday Brunch.

The ingredients are: 3 large eggs, weigh them in their shells, That same weight each of butter, sugar, self raising flour, 75g mincemeat, pinch salt, 2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1 tsp ground cloves, 1 tsp ground nutmeg and 30ml milk.

For the filling: 50g butter, 50g cream cheese, 200g icing sugar and 150g tangerine marmalade.

(if too thick add a little double cream)

To serve: Icing sugar and brandy.

See more recipes from Simon Rimmer in the book titled: Something for the Weekend: 60 fabulous recipes for a Lazy Brunch, available from Amazon now.