help with stollen

Hello I am hoping bto make stollen for Christmas presents this year. So far I have tried two  formulas from two books and bothe stollen wa very stodgy around the  marzipan in the cente. can anyone please sugest any stollen recipes that is fuss free and easier to make and how can i overcome the  stodgy centre 

thank you for helping in advance and have a great day 

albert