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<p>This traditional Easter fruit cake is a personal favourite mainly because it’s topped with toasted marzipan and also cooked with a layer of marzipan inside. The top is traditionally decorated with 11 marzipan balls to represent the 12 apostles (minus Judas), however I personally prefer to make a marzipan plait but you can decorate with chocolate eggs if you like. Either way it’s a great almond cake that gives you a chance to use up the marzipan and bags of fruit left over from the Christmas cake...</p>
<p>By Graham Davies | 27th March 2013</p>
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<p><img src="http://www.thegayuk.com/communities/8/004/009/928/388/images/4589642175.jpg" width="461" height="402" alt="Simnel Cake by Graham Davies" title="Simnel Cake by Graham Davies"/></p>
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<p>Cooking Time: 1hr 45mins (Pre heat the oven to 150c)</p>
<p>You Will Need: A 20cm or 8’ cake tin lined with greaseproof paper.</p>
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<p>Ingredients:</p>
<p>250g Butter</p>
<p>250g Dark Soft Brown Sugar</p>
<p>250g Plain Flour</p>
<p>4 Eggs</p>
<p>Pinch Salt</p>
<p>1.5 tsp Mixed Spice</p>
<p>450g Raisins & Sultanas</p>
<p>70g Mixed Peel</p>
<p>1 Lemon Zest</p>
<p>Apricot Jam</p>
<p>450g Marzipan</p>
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<p>Method:</p>
<p>1) Cream the butter and the sugar together in a bowl.</p>
<p>2) Mix in the eggs one at a time</p>
<p>3) Add the flour, salt and mixed spice and mix in</p>
<p>4) Finally add the raisins, sultanas, mixed peel and zest of a lemon mixing for a final time</p>
<p>5) Place half the mixture into your prepared tin and spread out flat</p>
<p>6) Next add a layer of marzipan to the uncooked mix leaving a 1cm space around the edge. </p>
<p>7) Next add the remaining mixture on top of the marzipan and level off the top. Place into the pre-heated oven and cook for 1hr and 45mins.</p>
<p>8) Once cooked leave out to cool before pasting the top of the cake with a hot apricot jam (40 seconds in a microwave should be enough). Whilst the apricot is sticky add a layer of marzipan and any marzipan decorations you wish to add to the top. Place the cake under a hot grill until the marzipan starts to turn a golden brown.</p>
<p>9) Again leave to cool before adding any chocolate eggs or serving with a cup of tea. </p>
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This traditional Easter fruit cake is a personal favourite mainly because it’s topped with toasted marzipan and also cooked with a layer of marzipan inside. The top is traditionally decorated with 11 marzipan balls to represent the 12 apostles (minus Judas), however I personally prefer to make a marzipan plait but you can decorate with chocolate eggs if you like. Either way it’s a great almond cake that gives you a chance to use up the marzipan and bags of fruit left over from the Christmas cake...
By Graham Davies | 27th March 2013
Cooking Time: 1hr 45mins (Pre heat the oven to 150c)
You Will Need: A 20cm or 8’ cake tin lined with greaseproof paper.
Ingredients:
250g Butter
250g Dark Soft Brown Sugar
250g Plain Flour
4 Eggs
Pinch Salt
1.5 tsp Mixed Spice
450g Raisins & Sultanas
70g Mixed Peel
1 Lemon Zest
Apricot Jam
450g Marzipan
Method:
1) Cream the butter and the sugar together in a bowl.
2) Mix in the eggs one at a time
3) Add the flour, salt and mixed spice and mix in
4) Finally add the raisins, sultanas, mixed peel and zest of a lemon mixing for a final time
5) Place half the mixture into your prepared tin and spread out flat
6) Next add a layer of marzipan to the uncooked mix leaving a 1cm space around the edge.
7) Next add the remaining mixture on top of the marzipan and level off the top. Place into the pre-heated oven and cook for 1hr and 45mins.
8) Once cooked leave out to cool before pasting the top of the cake with a hot apricot jam (40 seconds in a microwave should be enough). Whilst the apricot is sticky add a layer of marzipan and any marzipan decorations you wish to add to the top. Place the cake under a hot grill until the marzipan starts to turn a golden brown.
9) Again leave to cool before adding any chocolate eggs or serving with a cup of tea.
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