BBC Food - Recipes - Simnel cake

Ingredients

• 225g/8oz icing sugar , plus at least 3 tbsp for rolling
• 175g/6oz caster sugar
• 350g/12oz ground almonds
• 2 large free-range eggs
• ½ tsp almond extract
• 1 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 2 tbsp apricot jam
• 1 well-scrubbed orange , freshly squeezed juice and finely grated zest
• 1 unwaxed lemon , freshly squeezed juice and finely grated zest
• 500g/1lb 2oz mixed dried fruit
• 100g/3½oz glacé cherries , halved
• 225g/8oz self-raising flour
• 2 tsp ground mixed spice
• 3 large free-range eggs
• 175g/6oz butter , softened, plus extra for greasing
• 175g/6oz light muscovado sugar