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Traditional Simnel cake
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This traditional simnel cake is spicy, moist and fruity, with delicious marzipan running through the centre and over the top.
Serves: 16
500g bag Waitrose Mixed Dried Fruits
150 g sultanas
5 tbsp orange-flavoured liqueur
175g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
175g caster sugar, plus extra to sprinkle
4 pieces stem ginger from a jar, coarsely grated, plus 1 tbsp of the syrup
3 eggs, beaten
225g plain flour
1 tsp freshly ground nutmeg
2 tsp ground mixed spice
500g Cook's Ingredients White Marzipan
Icing sugar, for dusting
Typical values per serving:
Energy |
1907.904kJ 456.0kcal |
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Fat | 14.6g |
Saturated Fat | 6.7g |
Sugars | 66.6g |
Salt | 0.1g |
This recipe was first published in March 2009.
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