Fancy making a traditional Easter cake? Here is an easy to follow recipe. Some of the ingredients are optional and you can be inventive to personalise your recipe. The recipe makes a rich, spicy fruit cake topped with perfect home-made almond paste
Ingredients: 12 ounce of plain flour 1/2 level teaspoon of salt 3/4 level teaspoon of mixed spice and ground cinnamon 9 ounce butter, or margarine 9 ounce of soft brown sugar 5 large eggs, lightly beaten Grated rind of one lemon 6 ounces of stoned raisins 4 ounces each of sultanas and currants 3 ounces each of glace cherries and candied peel 2 ounces of almonds, blanched and chopped Roughly 4 tablespoons of milk 2 tablespoons of apricot jam, sieved 10 ounces almond paste Preparation time 30 minutes Cooking time 2 hours and 45 minutes Oven settings 350 degrees F Gas mark 4 335 degrees F Gas mark 3 How to make
Making the Almond paste
Baking
Overall This recipe makes a tasty cake. You can adjust spices and dried fruits to taste or for your convenience. The cooking time is rather long but the cake is easy to make and well worth the effort.
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