Easter Simnel Cake and an Easy Simnel Cake Recipe
"The Simnel Cake signifies the end of Lent which is a period of fasting and repentance culminating in a feast of seasonal and symbolic foods. The Simnel Cake recipe is rich with fruits, spices and marzipan, all forbidden during the period of Lent. Originally the Simnel Cake was made for Mother's Day by girls in service who were given the day off to visit their mothers. The name is believed to come from a sister (Nell) and brother (Simon) who wanted to make a cake for their mother. One wanted to bake the cake, the other to boil it. They decided to do both and bring them together in one which became The Simnel Cake...."
INGREDIENTS
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560g / 1 ¼ lbs ready made almond paste (***marzipan)
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450g / 1 lb dried mixed fruits (currants, raisins, sultanas, glace cherries)
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80g / 3 oz candied chopped peel
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225g / 8 oz all purpose/plain flour
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Pinch salt
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1 tsp ground cinnamon
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1 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
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175g / 6 oz butter
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175g / 6 oz caster sugar / fine sugar
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3 large eggs, beaten
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Milk to mix
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2 tbsp apricot jam
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