simnel cake

Find out how to make Mary Berry's delicious Simnel cake and share with your family this Easter weekend. 

Mary Berry's simnel cake

butter

175 g light muscovado sugar

eggs

175 g self-raising flour

sultanas

currants

90 g glacé cherries, quartered, rinsed, and dried

g peel,

lemon

ground mixed spice

almond paste

apricot jam

Deep 18 cm (7 in) round loose-bottomed cake tin

Roll out one-third of the almond paste.&nbsp;

Using the base of the cake tin as a guide, cut out an 18 centimetre round.

Grease the cake tin and line the bottom and side with greaseproof paper.

Combine all the cake ingredients in a bowl. Beat well until thoroughly blended. Spoon half of the cake mixture into the prepared tin and smooth the surface. Top with the round of almond paste.

Spoon the remaining cake mixture on top and level the surface.

Bake in a preheated oven at 150°C/gas mark 2 for two and a quarter hours or until golden brown and firm to the touch.

Cover the top of the cake with greaseproof paper if it is browning too quickly. Leave to cool for 10 minutes, then remove from the tin, and leave to cool completely.

Warm the jam and use to brush the top of the cake.

To decorate the cake, roll out half of the remaining almond paste and use the tin to cut out an 18 centimetre round. Put on top of the jam and crimp the edges. Roll the remaining almond paste into 11 even-sized balls. Place around the edge of the cake, attaching them with egg white.

Brush the tops of the balls and the almond paste with egg white. Place under a hot grill for one to two minutes, until the balls are golden.

Traditionally simnel cakes are very rich but this one is a bit lighter but just as flavourful. 

sugar

175 grams/6 ounces butter, softened,

flour

grams/1¾oz almonds

tbsp milk

grams/3½oz sultanas

grams/3½oz glacé cherries, quartered

100 grams/3½oz dried apricots,

tsp mixed spice powder

450 grams/1lb golden marzipan

egg,

Simnel cake is a light fruitcake that is an Easter classic and is often associated with Mother's Day. 

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