Simnel Cake - Scottish Food Guide

Ingredients

• 100 g butter
• 100 g soft brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 125 g white flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 level tsp mixed spice
• 1 measure Orkney spiced rum
• 625 g assorted vine fruits ((sultanas, cherries/ candied peel))
• 25 g almonds (broken up)
• 1 Lemon (zest only)
• 1 orange (zest only)
• 1 grated apple (no need to peel)
• egg to glaze
• apricot jam to glaze
• Almond Paste
• 200 g ground almonds
• 200 g caster sugar
• 1 egg
• a dash of J Gow Orkney spiced rum