Simnel Cake

Name: Simnel Cake
Cuisine: European, British
Ingredients: 100 grams glace cherries; 500 grams mixed dried fruit; 175 grams soft unsalted butter; 175 grams caster sugar; zest of 1 lemon; 225 grams plain flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ¼ teaspoon ground ginger; 25 grams ground almonds; 3 large eggs; 2 tablespoons milk; 1 kilogram yellow marzipan to decorate; icing sugar for rolling; 1 tablespoon apricot jam (melted); 1 egg white (optional)

Instructions

Originally, this cake was made for Mothering Sunday, but it has for a long, long time been an essential Easter confection, the marzipan balls on top representing the apostles: eleven in total as, for understandable reasons, Judas is persona non grata. I make this a very light fruit cake, totally different in taste and texture from the damp, dark offerings of Christmas. For US cup measures, use the toggle at the top of the ingredients list.

Updated at: Thu, 12 Jan 2023 11:51:18 GMT