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Lisa Faulkner's simnel cake recipe
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Lisa Faulkner's simnel cake recipe

20 ingredients 40 min + 3 hr 16 people openrecipes

Lisa Faulkner takes inspiration from her mother's cooking for her springtime bake, chock-a-block with marzipan and fruit.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

899
Calories
23g
Protein
20g
Fat
158g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Brandy not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 raisins
  • kg glace cherries, halved
  • 175 ground almonds
  • g currants
  • 50 plain flour
  • g grated nutmeg
  • 125 mixed spice
  • g ground cinnamon
  • 300 soft margarine
  • g caster sugar
  • 1 eggs
  • tsp brandy
  • 0.5 melted apricot jam, for glazing
  • tsp ground almonds
  • 0.25 caster sugar
  • tsp icing sugar, plus extra for dusting
  • 300 eggs
  • g almond essence
  • 300 vanilla extract
  • g lemon juice

Directions

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By lovefood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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