Simnel Cake

Ingredients

• 8-o0zs. CAKEOMA Cake Mixture
• 4-ozs. butter
• 3 eggs
• 2—4-ozs. candied peel (cut fine)
• 10-ozs. currants
• Little cinnamon
• Grated nutmeg
• 3 or 4 tablespoonfuls milk

Method

1. 1

   Rub the butter into the sieved CAKEOMA and spices.

2. 2

   Beat up the whites and two yolks of the eggs (reserving one yolk for the almond paste), and with the milk beat into the dry ingredients to make a smooth batter.

3. 3

   Mix in the fruit lightly.

4. 4

   Put half the batter into a 2-lb. lined tin; then a layer of almond paste and lastly add the remainder of the cake batter.

5. 5

   Bake in a moderately hot oven.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Recipes for cakes and puddings (1930) by Latham & Company Limited, page 3. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SIMNEL CAKE. 8-o0zs. CAKEOMA Cake Mixture. 4-ozs. butter. 3 eggs. 2—4-ozs. candied peel (cut fine). Rub the butter into the sieved CAKEOMA and spices. when baked, if liked. 10-ozs. currants. Little cinnamon. Grated nutmeg. 3 or 4 tablespoonfuls milk

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