Spoon a generous half of the mixture into the prepared tin and smooth the surface. This cake … Simnel cake, a rich fruitcake that originated in Lancashire, England, is a traditional Easter dessert. ). Unlike the rich, heavy fruit cake traditionally eaten at Christmas, the Easter Simnel is much lighter but it is made with similar ingredients, including raisins, sultanas and lemon zest. If you have time on your hands for some Easter baking, here are some suggestions. Even Mr Kipling, the mass-market cake maker, has joined the trend and started selling Simnel slices, with the company saying it sold more than £500,000 worth of them last year. Some simnel cakes also feature another ball of marzipan in the centre to represent Jesus. But instead of making a big simnel cake this year, I thought it would be fun to make Mini Simnel Cakes – all the delicious flavours of a traditional big simnel cake in an easy to make format. Bake for 1¾-2 hours or until golden-brown on top and firm in the middle.

Easter has become synonymous with chocolate eggs but there’s so much more to Easter Baking. Grease a 20.5cm (8in) diameter, 7.5cm (3in) deep cake tin and line with greaseproof paper. The cake is then topped with a second layer of marzipan and 11 lightly toasted marzipan balls, said to represent Jesus’ disciples (minus Judas! David Mullins and Charlie Craig visited Masterpiece Cakeshop in July 2012, with Charlie’s mother, to order a cake for their upcoming wedding reception. Dave and Charlie planned to marry in Massachusetts and then celebrate with family and friends back home in Colorado. Usually a simnel cake is a round cake, made with two layers of fruitcake, sandwiched together with a layer of marzipan (almond paste). I have been making Simnel Cake for 20 odd… April 9, 2020 Spoon the remaining cake mixture on top of the marzipan and level the surface. I’d wanted one of these for a while as I always struggle to put cakes in tins and then take them out to slice them.

But bakery owner Jack Phillips informed them that the bakery wouldn’t sell wedding cakes to same-sex couples. As an Easter simnel cake looks really impressive with the toasted marzipan balls on the top, I was pleased to have a chance to use my new VonShef ceramic cake stand with its glass dome. My new cake stand. Simnel Cake and Hot Cross buns are classics and absolutely delicious if you make them yourself.