California Raisin Spicy Simnel Cake: How To Make

California Raisin Spicy Simnel Cake. Happy Good Friday. So are you planning to do any baking this week?

Today I have a California Raisin Spicy Simnel Cake recipe to share with you. Fancy making one? So yummy!

How To Make A California Raisin Spicy Simnel Cake:

Serving: Makes 1 cake, serves 12

Ingredients:

100g butter

100g caster sugar

12g glycerine

5 eggs beaten

400g California Raisins

50g California Raisin paste

75g glace cherries

50g mixed peel

100ml California Raisin Juice

300g plain flour

50g ground almonds

2 tsp mixed spice

250g white marzipan

25g apricot jam sieved

1 x 250g ready-to-roll icing

How To Make:

1. Firstly, cream butter, sugar, glycerine and raisin paste, add the beaten eggs slowly.

2. Add raisin juice and fruit, fold in flour, mix well, place half in a greased and papered round 9-inch cake tin.

3. Roll out one-third of the marzipan round and place on top add rest of mix and make a dent in the centre to allow even rise in the cake.

4. Bake 1-2 hours at 300 degrees test cake with a cocktail stick if it comes out clean it’s cooked.

5. Turn out on to a cooling wire allow to get cold.

6. Remove paper, brush top with warm apricot jam, roll out icing and place on top.

7. Roll out the reserved marzipan to a rectangle about 9 x 6 inches (23 x 15 cm), then cut it into 12 long strips about ½ inch (1 cm) wide for the lattice topping.

8. Pre-heat the grill, when hot, brush the marzipan strips with the egg yolk and place the cake under the grill, about 4 inches (10 cm) from the heat.

9. Last but not least, for decoration tie a ribbon around the middle of the cake.

California Raisin Spicy Simnel Cake:

So what do you think of this California Raisin Spicy Simnel Cake? Recipe and image courtesy of California Raisins.

Fancy making this California Raisin Spicy Simnel Cake?

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