Gluten free Christmas fruit cake

Name: Gluten free Christmas fruit cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 7 h 35 min
Total time: 7 h 35 min
Yield: 24 portions
Ingredients: 100 g pitted dates; 150 g raisins; 150 g currants; 100 g dried cranberries; 100 g mixed peel; 200 g brown sugar; 1 orange; ½ tsp salt; 300 g unsalted butter; 100 g water; 90 g brandy; 300 g gluten free flour mix; 150 g pecan nuts; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp ground nutmeg; ½ tsp ground ginger; ¼ tsp ground cloves; 80 g glacé cherries; 5 eggs; pure icing sugar