Free Recipe - Simnel Cake - Easter Cake

Name: Free Recipe - Simnel Cake - Easter Cake
Ingredients: 8 oz/225g caster sugar; 8 oz/225g icing sugar; l lb/450g ground almonds; 2 eggs (or 4 yolks); 3 teaspoons lemon juice; l teaspoon almond essence; 8 oz/225g plain flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; l saltspoon each nutmeg, cinnamon and allspice; 6 oz/175g butter; 6 oz/175g soft dark brown sugar (Barbados, preferably Billingtons unrefined); 3 eggs; l lb/450g currants; 8-12 oz/225-350g sultanas; 4 oz/100g chopped candied peel; Scant 1/4 pint/150 ml milk; l level tablespoon black treacle.; A little apple jelly or apricot jam; ½ egg yolk beaten up with a little oil to glaze.

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This is a free recipe for Simnel Cake Easter Cake by Georgina Campbell

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Ingredients

8 oz/225g caster sugar
8 oz/225g icing sugar
l lb/450g ground almonds
2 eggs (or 4 yolks)
3 teaspoons lemon juice
l teaspoon almond essence
8 oz/225g plain flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
l saltspoon each nutmeg, cinnamon and allspice
6 oz/175g butter
6 oz/175g soft dark brown sugar (Barbados, preferably Billingtons unrefined)
3 eggs
l lb/450g currants
8-12 oz/225-350g sultanas
4 oz/100g chopped candied peel
Scant 1/4 pint/150 ml milk
l level tablespoon black treacle.
A little apple jelly or apricot jam; ½ egg yolk beaten up with a little oil to glaze.