UKdessertvegetarian
Simnel Cake
Total Time
190 min
Prep / Cook
40 / 150 min
Serves
12 people
Ingredients
- 3 Eggs
- 175 g Butter
- 225 g Plain flour
- 400 g Mixed dried fruit
- 1 teaspoon Mixed spice
- 175 g Soft brown sugar
- 500 g Marzipan
- 1 Apricot jam
Instructions
- 1
Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs.
- 2
Fold in flour, spice and fruit.
- 3
Put half in tin, add disc of marzipan, then remaining mixture.
- 4
Bake at 150°C for 2.5 hours.
- 5
Cool. Brush with jam, top with marzipan. Toast under grill.
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