Easter simnel cake - Good Food Middle East

Easter simnel cake - Good Food Middle East

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Warm dried fruit with orange zest, layer marzipan and almond-spiced cake; bake until perfect. Perfectly spiced holiday treat!

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Ingredients

  • 250g mixed dried fruit(a mixture of sultanas, currants, raisins and candied mixed peel)
  • 1 orange, zested and juiced
  • 500g pack marzipan
  • 250g pack butter, softened
  • 200g light brown soft sugar
  • 4 eggs, plus 1 beaten to glaze
  • 175g plain flour
  • 100g ground almonds
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 lemon, zested
  • 2 tsp mixed spice
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 100g glacé cherries, halved
  • 3 tbsp apricot jam

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