Simnel Cake

Ingredients

• 8 oz. Cakeoma
• teaspoon ground cinnamon
• teaspoon grated nutmeg
• oz. Margarine
• lb. mixed dried fruit and chopped peel
• tablespoons syrup
• 3 eggs
• 10-12 oz. almond icing

Method

1. 1

   Sieve the Cakeoma and spices, rub in the margarine and stir in the prepared fruit.

2. 2

   Add the syrup and the beaten eggs and mix well.

3. 3

   Beat the mixture for about 5 minutes.

4. 4

   Put half in a lined cake tin, smooth the top carefully and cover with a round of almond paste.

5. 5

   Add the rest of the mixture and bake in a moderate oven (340° F.) for about 2 hours.

6. 6

   When cold, cover the top of the cake with a round of almond paste, and decorate with small balls of paste.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The new Cakeoma recipe book (1950) by Latham & Company Limited, page 6. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SIMNEL CAKE 8 oz. Cakeoma teaspoon ground cinnamon teaspoon grated nutmeg oz. Margarine lb. mixed dried fruit and chopped peel tablespoons syrup 3 eggs . 10-12 oz. almond icing

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