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Easter Simnel Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Easter Simnel Cake

17 ingredients Makes 12 slices openrecipes
Easter Simnel Cake

Simnel cake is a light fruit cake, similar to a Christmas cake, covered in marzipan, and eaten at Easter in Great Britain and Ireland.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

924
Calories
24g
Protein
19g
Fat
169g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 13 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 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
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Brandy not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Topping not in our table 0
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

  • * 225g sultanas
  • * 100g currants
  • * 50g mixed peel
  • * juice of 1 lemon (optional
  • * 50 ml brandy (optional)
  • * 50 ml orange juice (optional)
  • * 225g soft butter
  • * 225g light muscovado sugar
  • * 4 eggs
  • * 225g self-raising flour
  • * 100g glace cherries, rinsed in hot water, dried and quartered
  • * grated rind of 2 lemons
  • * 2 tsp mixed spice
  • For the topping:
  • * 450g best quality marzipan
  • * 2tbsp apricot jam
  • * 1 egg beaten, to glaze

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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