Broda Cake (Rich Simnel Cake)

Ingredients

• li lb. Butter
• li lb. Icing Sugar
• li lb. Ground Almonds
• 1 lb. Semolina
• i lb. Flour
• yolks of 7 Lggs
• whites of 5
• 1 lb. Pi'eserved Ginger
• li teaspconfuls Almond I^sence
• 1 flat teaspoouful Baking Powder

Method

1. 1

   Add sugar and almonds to butter, add yolks one at a time, without beating, and a little semolina alternately; add ginger, baking powder, and essence, then whites.

2. 2

   When baked, cut through carefully; spread almond paste between, and sandwich the two layers of cake, ice the top.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Tried favourites cookery book (1909) by Kirk, E. W. Mrs, page 152. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Broda Cake (Kich Simnel Cake). li lb. Butter beaten to a cream, li lb. Icing Sugar mi.xecl with it, li lb. Ground Almonds, 1 lb. Semolina mi.xed with i lb. Flour, yolks of 7 Lggs aud whites of 5, 1 lb. Pi'eserved Ginger, free from syrup, li teaspconfuls Almond I^sence, and 1 flat teaspoouful Baking Powder

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