How To Make Simple Simnel Cake Recipe
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Serves:
Ingredients
- 200g self-raising flour
- 100g unsalted butter, softened
- 100g caster sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 200g mixed dried fruit
- 50g glace cherries, halved
- 50g currants
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- 150g marzipan, cut into small cubes
- Apricot jam, for glazing
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 150°C/300°F and grease a 6-inch cake tin with butter.
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In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
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Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until well combined.
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Fold in the flour, mixed dried fruit, glace cherries, currants, lemon zest, and mixed spice.
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Pour half of the cake mixture into the prepared tin and spread it evenly.
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Arrange the marzipan cubes on top of the cake mixture, leaving a small border around the edges.
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Add the remaining cake mixture on top, smoothing it out.
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Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour 30 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
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Once baked, remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Once cooled, brush the top of the cake with a thin layer of apricot jam for glazing.
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Serve the Simnel cake sliced and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories : 435kcal
- Total Fat : 18g
- Saturated Fat : 9g
- Cholesterol : 106mg
- Sodium : 147mg
- Total Carbohydrates : 63g
- Dietary Fiber : 3g
- Sugars : 37g
- Protein : 6g
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