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Simnel cake
Simnel cake
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Prep Time:
30 minutes
Cook Time:
140 minutes
Total Time:
170 minutes
Spiced fruit cake with almonds, perfect for Easter or Simnel Sunday celebration.
Ingredients:
  • Melted butter, to grease
  • 360g (2 1/3 cups) icing sugar mixture
  • 40.00 ml brandy
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 5.30 gm lemon juice
  • 130g (1 1/4 cup) almond meal
  • 175g butter, at room temperature
  • 160g (1 cup, lightly packed) dark brown sugar
  • 26.80 gm golden syrup
  • 225g (1 1/2 cups) self-raising flour
  • 2.50 gm mixed spice
  • 850g dried mixed fruit
  • 90g (1/4 cup) apricot jam
Instructions:
  • Preheat your oven to 180°C. Grease a 20cm round cake pan with melted butter and line it with baking paper.
  • Mix icing sugar, brandy, egg yolk, lemon juice, and 100g (1 cup) almond meal in a bowl. Knead on a clean surface until smooth. Cover the almond paste and let it rest.
  • Use an electric beater to cream butter, sugar, and golden syrup until pale and creamy in a bowl. Gradually add eggs one at a time, ensuring each is well incorporated. Incorporate the flour, mixed spice, and remaining almond meal. Mix in the dried fruit until fully combined.
  • Spread half of the cake mixture in the prepared pan, ensuring a smooth surface. Roll out a third of the almond paste on a floured surface into a 20cm disc and place it over the cake mixture, smoothing the surface. Add the remaining cake mixture on top. Bake in the oven for 45 minutes. Lower the temperature to 150°C and bake for an extra 1 1/5 hours until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow it to cool before serving.
  • 1. Preheat grill on high heat. 2. Gently warm jam in a saucepan over low heat until melted, approximately 2 minutes. Strain through a sieve into a heatproof bowl. 3. Divide the leftover almond paste into two equal portions. Roll out one portion on a lightly floured surface into a 20cm disc. 4. Brush the cake with the melted jam, then place the almond paste disc on top of the cake. Smooth the surface with your hands. 5. Divide the remaining almond paste into 11 even portions and roll each into a ball. Arrange the balls on top of the cake. 6. Place the cake on a baking tray and grill for 2-3 minutes, or until the almond paste is lightly caramelized.

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