Simnel cake

Simnel Cake - a British Easter tradition. A light fruitcake with a layer of marzipan baked into the centre, then topped with a traditional marzipan decoration.

Sticky, spicy and rich in flavour, fruits, and marzipan, this easy Simnel cake for Easter is lighter — in texture and colour — than the Christmas fruit cake.

A good simnel cake recipe is a must-have for Easter. This cake, from Jamie magazine, is spiked with Scotch whisky, and packed with currants, stem ginger and mixed peel.

A simnel cake is an Easter classic – perfect if you're trying to avoid chocolate.

Becky Excell’s gluten-free simnel cake has glacé cherries and an extra hit of almond for a delicious, bakewell-tinged twist on this Easter classic. Becky, who has been dubbed ‘the queen of gluten free’ by Nigella, began sharing recipes online in 2013 after being diagnosed with IBS and told to avoid gluten by her doctor. Her blog has since had over 30 million views and she’s written two bestselling books. Her third, How To Plan Anything Gluten-free (Quadrille £12.99), is a meal planner and…

Originally, this cake was made for Mothering Sunday, but it has for a long, long time been an essential Easter confection, the marzipan balls on top representing the apostles: eleven in total as, for understandable reasons, Judas is persona non grata. I make this a very light fruit cake, totally different in taste and texture from the damp, dark offerings of Christmas.

You’ll need four empty, small Asda Baked Bean Tins to make these mini treats.

This traditional simnel cake is spicy, moist and fruity, with delicious marzipan running through the centre and over the top.

Celebrate Easter with a springtime seasonal bake. This classic simnel cake is packed with dried fruit and spices and topped with marzipan

Edd Kimber’s traditional simnel cake is decorated with 11 marzipan balls to represent Jesus’s disciples – minus Judas who betrayed him. Edd uses ground almonds for extra richness and bakes the cake on a low heat over a long period of time to achieve a lighter texture. Or, for another simnel cake from a Great British Bake Off star, try this sour cherry and chocolate simnel cake by John Whaite.

A traditional Easter treat

This post is sponsored by Lyle’s Golden Syrup This Easter cake is a British classic, a traditional fruit cake, lightly spiced and similar to a light Christmas cake or a Dundee cake. The difference is mainly in the decoration and the use of marzipan. Marzipan isn’t just used to coat the outside

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Simnel Cake is a classic Easter fruit cake decorated with marzipan and with a layer of marzipan baked in the middle.

This spiced vegan Simnel cake is light and fruity with a sweet marzipan topping – perfect for a spring tea time treat. In this vegan Simnel cake recipe, the light fruit cake is soft and moist, with a sweet and nutty topping of marzipan.Decorated in the traditional style, the 12 marzipan balls on top are said to represent Jesus and the apostles, minus Judas.

Mary Berry's Simnel Cake - Traditional English Easter cake with 11 marzipan balls to represent the disciples excluding Judas.

Make this easy Simnel Cake Recipe and celebrate Easter with a sweet, nutty, and boozy Irish and British classic Easter fruitcake!