Easter Simnel Cake | Cherrypick · Cherrypick

Name: Easter Simnel Cake | Cherrypick · Cherrypick
Total time: 150 min
Ingredients: 250g Mixed Dried Fruit, a mixture of sultanas, currants, raisins and candied mixed peel; 5 Eggs, 1 reserved and beaten for the glaze; 450g Marzipan; 175g Plain Flour; 1 tsp Baking Powder; 1 tsp Vanilla Extract; 2 tsp Mixed Spice; 3 tbsp Apricot Jam; 100g Glacé Cherries, halved; 100g Ground Almonds; 1 Orange, zested and juiced; 250g pack Butter, softened; 200g Light Brown Soft Sugar; 1 Lemon, zested

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Bake this classic Easter simnel cake. Top with 11 balls of marzipan – said to represent 11 of Jesus’s disciples, leaving off Judas – or with spring flowers

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Ingredients

250g Mixed Dried Fruit, a mixture of sultanas, currants, raisins and candied mixed peel
5 Eggs, 1 reserved and beaten for the glaze
450g Marzipan
175g Plain Flour
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
2 tsp Mixed Spice
3 tbsp Apricot Jam
100g Glacé Cherries, halved
100g Ground Almonds
1 Orange, zested and juiced
250g pack Butter, softened
200g Light Brown Soft Sugar
1 Lemon, zested