Simnel cake recipe | Good Food

Simnel cake recipe | Good Food

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Celebrate Easter with a springtime seasonal bake. This classic simnel cake is packed with dried fruit and spices and topped with marzipan

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Ingredients

  • 225g sultanas
  • 100g currants
  • 50g mixed peel
  • 2 lemons 1 juiced and 2 zested
  • 50ml orange juice
  • 50ml brandy (optional)
  • 225g butter softened
  • 225g light muscovado sugar
  • 4 medium eggs
  • 225g self-raising flour
  • 100g glacé cherries quartered
  • 2 tsp mixed spice
  • 500g yellow marzipan
  • 1 tbsp apricot jam

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