{"id":1463,"date":"2010-03-31T07:50:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-31T07:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/79.170.44.80\/livingwithkids.co.uk\/delicious-simnel-cake-recipe-from-divine\/"},"modified":"2013-06-24T13:11:26","modified_gmt":"2013-06-24T13:11:26","slug":"delicious-simnel-cake-recipe-from-divine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/delicious-simnel-cake-recipe-from-divine\/","title":{"rendered":"Delicious Simnel Cake recipe from Divine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>     For those of you not on a diet, here&#39;s a gorgeous recipe perfect for Easter. I&rsquo;ve always loved the look of Simnel cakes &ndash; they&rsquo;re so pretty. The recipe is from the new Divine Heavenly Chocolate Recipes cookbook by Linda Collister (available from <a href =\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/partner\/Waterstones.aspx?t=lwk\" target=\"_blank\">Waterstones<\/a>), and it looks absolutely scrummy.      <\/p>\n<td width=\"5%\">     <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border: 0pt none; margin: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.livingwithkids.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/3\/Divinerecipebook_31032010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"134\" height=\"174\" \/>           <br \/>              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border: 0pt none; margin: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.livingwithkids.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/3\/Simnelcake_31032010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"207\" \/>\n<td width=\"5%\">\n<p>     <strong>Ingredients:<br \/>     <\/strong>230g plain flour<br \/>     1 1\/2 teaspoons baking powder<br \/>     A good pinch of salt<br \/>     175g unsalted butter, softened<br \/>     175g soft light brown muscovado sugar<br \/>     4 large free-range eggs, beaten to mix<br \/>     50g ground almonds<br \/>     350g mixed dried fruit<br \/>     100g glace cherries, rinsed, dried and halved<br \/>     100g bar <a href=\"http:\/\/www.divinechocolate.com\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Divine<\/a> dark chocolate, roughly chopped<br \/>     2 tablespoons milk<br \/>     450g white marzipan<br \/>     A little apricot jam or sherry for brushing      <\/p>\n<p> \n<p>  <strong>To Decorate:<br \/>  <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.divinechocolate.com\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Divine<\/a> miniature Easter eggs<br \/>  A ribbon<br \/>  20.5cm\/8in round, deep cake tin or springform, greased and lined  <\/p>\n<p>  <strong>Method:<\/strong><br \/>  Heat the oven to 180C\/350F\/Gas4.   <\/p>\n<p>  Sift the flour, baking powder and salt on to a sheet of greaseproof paper and set aside until needed.<\/p>\n<p>  Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy; you can use a wooden spoon or an electric whisk or mixer.&nbsp; Gradually beat in the eggs, beating well after each addition and adding the ground almonds with the last egg.&nbsp; Using a large metal spoon fold in the flour followed by the dried fruit, cherries, chocolate and milk.&nbsp; When thoroughly combined spoon half of the mixture into the prepared tin and spread evenly.&nbsp; Roll-out one third of the marzipan to a circle slightly smaller than the tin.&nbsp; Set in on top of the cake the cover with the rest of the cake mixture.&nbsp; Spread it evenly then make a slight hollow in the centre so the cake rises evenly.&nbsp; Bake in the centre of the oven for 30 minutes then reduce the oven temperature to 170C\/325F\/ Gas3 and bake for a further 60 to 70 minutes or until a skewer inserted in to the centre of the cake, just down to the marzipan layer, comes out clean.&nbsp; Leave to cool on a wire rack then remove from the tin and discard the lining paper.&nbsp;   <\/p>\n<p>  Roll out two-thirds of the remaining marzipan to a circle to fit the top of the cake.&nbsp; Brush the top of the cake with a little warm apricot jam or sherry and set the marzipan disc on top.&nbsp; Shape the rest of the marzipan into 11 balls and arrange around the edge.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fill the centre with miniature Easter eggs and finish with a ribbon around the cake.   <\/p>\n<p> written by Liz Jarvis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fancy making your own Simnel cake for Easter? 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