Fruity simnel squares - Good Food Middle East

Fruity simnel squares - Good Food Middle East

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Soak dried fruit in orange juice, then bake a moist cake with marzipan topping and flaky almonds—perfect holiday treat!

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Ingredients

  • 250g mixed dried fruits
  • 100g dried apricots, chopped
  • 85g glacé cherries, chopped
  • zest 2 oranges, juice 1 orange (use the second in the topping)
  • 200g butter, softened, plus extra for the tin
  • 200g light muscovado sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 200g self-raising flour
  • 50g ground almonds
  • 2 tsp mixed spice
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
  • 500g marzipan, 200g/7oz cut into 2cm chunks, the rest for the topping
  • 50g butter
  • 50g light muscovado sugar
  • 100g plain flour
  • 100g flaked almonds
  • 3 tbsp golden syrup
  • 85g icing sugar, sieved
  • 2-3 tsp orange juice

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