Photo: David Holifield
Easter Simnel cake
12 ingredients
30 min
Makes One cake
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Simnel cake was traditionally given by servant girls to their mothers when they returned home on Mothering Sunday.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
862
Calories
22g
Protein
19g
Fat
154g
Carbs
Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 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 |
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 glacé cherries
- 225g/8oz butter
- 225g/8oz light muscovado sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 225g/8oz self-raising flour
- 225g/8oz sultanas
- 100g/4oz currants
- 50g/2oz chopped candied peel
- 2 lemons
- 2 tsp ground mixed spice
- 450g/1lb marzipan
- 1-2 tbsp apricot jam
Directions
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By bbcfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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