Photo: David Holifield
Mary Berry’s Simnel cake
16 ingredients
Serves 10
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Decorate this traditional Easter cake with crystallised primroses or other edible spring flowers to make it look extra special.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
862
Calories
22g
Protein
19g
Fat
154g
Carbs
Counts 8 of 10 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 8 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 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Marzipan | not in our table | 0 |
| Flower | 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
- 100g/4oz red or natural glacé cherries
- 225g/8oz softened butter
- 225g/8oz light muscovado sugar
- 4 large free-range eggs
- 225g/8oz self-raising flour
- 225g/8oz sultanas
- 100g/4oz currants
- 50g/2oz chopped candied peel
- 2 lemons
- 2 level tsp ground mixed spice
- 450g/1lb golden marzipan
- 2 tbsp apricot jam
- 1 large free-range egg
- 1 free-range egg white
- organic primroses (or alternatively other edible spring flowers)
- handful caster sugar
Directions
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