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Easter Simnel Cake

Name: Easter Simnel Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 150 min
Total time: 165 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 225 g Butter; 225 g Light muscovado sugar; 4 Eggs; 225 g Self-raising flour; 225 g Sultanas; 100 g Raisins; 100 g Glacé cherries; Mixed candied peel; 2 Zest of lemons; 2 tsp Mixed spice; 1 packet Marzipan; 2 tbsp Apricot jam; 1 Egg

I’d never heard of an Easter Simnel Cake but my Nanny showed me the ropes with her recipe. It would put you in the mind of a Christmas Cake but completely different according to my Granda! Moist and full of juicy fruit, with a hint of light spice and not forgetting the sweet almond marzipan. It’s pretty cool learning about any recipe but especially these old traditional ones. I even got a history lesson on why you place 11 marzipan balls on top.

Prep

15m

Cook

2h 30m

Total

2h 45m

Ingredients

Method

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Step 1

Add your butter to a mixing bowl along with your light brown sugar. Beat these really well until they're light and fluffy, scraping down the sides of your bowl midway through. Fire your eggs in, self-raising flour and mixed spice, slowly mixing until combined. Again scrape the sides of your bowl midway through to ensure it's mixed well.

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225

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Butter, softened

225

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Light muscovado sugar

4

Eggs

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Easter Simnel Cake

I’d never heard of an Easter Simnel Cake but my Nanny showed me the ropes with her recipe. It would put you in the mind of a Christmas Cake but completely different according to my Granda! Moist and full of juicy fruit, with a hint of light spice and not forgetting the sweet almond marzipan. It’s pretty cool learning about any recipe but especially these old traditional ones. I even got a history lesson on why you place 11 marzipan balls on top.

Prep

15m

Cook

2h 30m

Total

2h 45m

Ingredients

Method

Turn cooking mode on

Step 1

Add your butter to a mixing bowl along with your light brown sugar. Beat these really well until they're light and fluffy, scraping down the sides of your bowl midway through. Fire your eggs in, self-raising flour and mixed spice, slowly mixing until combined. Again scrape the sides of your bowl midway through to ensure it's mixed well.

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12

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225

g

Butter, softened

225

g

Light muscovado sugar

4

Eggs

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1 hr 30 mins

Old School Birthday Cake

1 hour

Nduja Roast Chicken

2 hr 10 mins

Birthday Dog Biscuits

25 minutes

Easy Chicken Bakes

50 minutes

Lemon and Blueberry Scones

20 minutes

Mock Cream

50 minutes

Spaghetti Bolognese

1 hr 45 mins

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