Recipe for simnel cake - and the story behind this traditional Easter treat

Name: Recipe for simnel cake - and the story behind this traditional Easter treat
Ingredients: 450g ground almonds; 450g icing sugar / (golden) caster sugar or a mixture of the two; 2 eggs; Drop of almond essence; 2 tbsp whiskey (optional); Approximately 500g dried fruit; 100g glacé cherries; 50g mixed peel; Rough quantities: 150g sultanas, 150g raisins, 50g currants, 50g dried pears, 50g dried apricots, 50g dried cherries.; 175g soft unsalted butter; 175g soft light brown sugar; 3 eggs; 225g plain flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp mixed spice; 30g ground almonds; 50g chopped almonds; 400 g / 14 oz marzipan circle; apricot jam or rindless marmalade; 11 marzipan balls

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A recipe for simnel cake with two layers of marzipan, one baked in the middle of the cake, one on the top, and then topped with 11 marzipan balls

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Ingredients

450g ground almonds
450g icing sugar / (golden) caster sugar or a mixture of the two
2 eggs
Drop of almond essence
2 tbsp whiskey (optional)
Approximately 500g dried fruit
100g glacé cherries
50g mixed peel
Rough quantities: 150g sultanas, 150g raisins, 50g currants, 50g dried pears, 50g dried apricots, 50g dried cherries.
175g soft unsalted butter
175g soft light brown sugar
3 eggs
225g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp mixed spice
30g ground almonds
50g chopped almonds
400 g / 14 oz marzipan circle
apricot jam or rindless marmalade
11 marzipan balls