Traditional Easter Simnel Cake

Name: Traditional Easter Simnel Cake
Ingredients: 200g ground almonds; 140g icing sugar, plus more to dust; 140g golden caster sugar; 2 drops of almond extract; 1 tsp lemon juice; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 220g unsalted butter, very soft, plus more for the tin; 170g self-raising flour, sifted; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg; 1 tsp ground ginger; 50g ground almonds; 220g light muscovado sugar; finely grated zest of 1 lemon; finely grated zest of 1 orange; 4 eggs, lightly beaten; 200g sultanas; 70g currants; 150g glacé cherries, halved; 50g mixed peel, in chunks; 2 tbsp apricot jam (or honey); 1 egg yolk, beaten; freshly picked and dry edible flowers, such as primroses; selection of 70cm lengths of 4-5mm-wide ribbon

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Ingredients Serves 8 FOR THE MARZIPAN 200g ground almonds 140g icing sugar, plus more to dust 140g golden caster sugar 2 drops of almond extract 1 tsp lemon jui

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