In my opinion it will keep. Wrapped VERY well, dark and cool and secure
from mice. If you did an old-fashioned dense fruitcake, unfrosted they can
last for years at room temp, and even improve in flavor as the months go by.
As long as you aren't in a hot climate, that is! The royal would certainly
keep for years by itself, as would the marzipan. Marzipan animals will last
2-3 years and I have a giant royal decorated cookie that won a ribbon at the
county fair that's 4 years old and just fine (we tasted one of that batch
over Christmas and it's still decent). But I've never stored them all
together like that so I don't know if the fruitcake/marzipan/royal will weep
or whatnot.

Of course, only an old-fashioned 10-ton fruitcake will last a year; if it's
a more cakey, floury, light fruitcake (like the recipes in magazines lately)
it will only last a couple weeks if that.

Good Luck!
--Pat

"Loocie" > wrote in message
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> Hi!
> I made my own fruit cake, and put marzipan on ( homemade) and then
> royal icing. I did not get to serve it this year. Can I wrap it and
> save it for next year with the marzipan and icing on? or should I take
> it off and just wrap the fruitcake? Ho wlong can I keep it with the
> marzipan and icing on?
> hmmm....
> thanks, Loocie
>