Delicious UK - (03)March 2020

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Simnelloafcake
SERVES 10 12.HANDSONTIME 30 MIN,
OVENTIME 2 HOURS,PLUS AT LEAST
2 HOURS SOAKING

MAKE

AHEAD

Soakthedriedfruitfor

upto1 weekaheadof

makingtheloafcake.

FOOD

TEAM’S

TIP

Thiscakeisalsodelicious
servedwarm.Aftercooling
inthetinfor 30 minutes,top
with the apricot jam and serve warm.

• 100gsultanas


• 100graisins


• 100gcurrants


• 50gmixedcandiedpeel


• 50gglacécherries,halved


• Finelygratedzest1 largeorange


• 3 tbspbrandy(ororangejuice)


• 170gunsaltedbutter,softened,
  plusextraforgreasing


• 140glightbrownsugar


• 4 mediumfree-range eggs,
  lightlybeaten


• 85gself-raisingflour


• 85gplainflour


• 85ggroundalmonds


• 1 tspgroundcinnamon


• 1 tspgroundmixedspice


• 150gmarzipan,cutinto 1cm chunks


• 6 tbsp apricot jam

YOU’LLALSONEED...

• 900gloaftin,greasedandlined
  with 2 layers baking paper

1 Mixthedriedfruit,peel,cherries,
zestandbrandy/orangejuiceina
non-metallicmixingbowl,thencover
andsetasideforatleast2 hours or
overnight(seeMakeAhead).
2 Whenreadytocook,heattheoven
to150°C/130°Cfan/gas2.Putthe
butterandsugarina largemixing
bowl,thenbeatwithanelectric
mixerforabout5 minutesuntillight
andfluffy.Graduallybeatinthe
beateneggs,bringingthemixture
backtosmoothbeforeeachaddition,
adding1 tbspflourif themixture
looksasthoughit mightcurdle.
3 Addtheflours,groundalmonds,
spices and a pinch of salt, then

gentlyfoldinuntilalmostcombined.

Scatterthemarzipanchunksontop,

add2 tbspapricotjam,thenfold

everythingtogetherusinga large

metalspoonuntilsmooth.Spooninto

thepreparedtin,levelthetop,then

bakefor 2 hoursuntila skewer

pushedintothecentrecomesout

clean.Leavetocoolinthetinfor 30

minutes,thenremoveandsetona

wireracktocoolcompletely(seetip).

4 Warmtheremainingapricotjam

untiljustmelted,thenbrushover

thecakebeforeslicingtoserve.

PERSERVING(FOR12)448kcals,

19.4gfat(8.4gsaturated),7.3g

protein,58.1gcarbs(43.1g sugars),

0.2g salt, 2g fibre

Fancya more

traditionalcake?

If youwanttodecoratethe

simnelcakeforEasterin

a moretraditionalstyle

(above),coverthecake

witha rectangleofmarzipan

(about150g),thenscatter

withedibleflowers(from

ocado.comormaddocksfarm

organics.co.uk)aswe’ve

donehere.Tomakeit truly

traditional,rollsomeextra

marzipaninto 11 small

ballsandarrangeontopto

represent the ‘good’ apostles.

THE SUPER-EASY EASTER CAKE

what’s good now.

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