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A traditional Easter Simnel Cake. Fruit cake baked with a layer of marzipan in the middle, topped with marzipan layer and balls (to represent the apostles minus Judas), glazed with beaten egg and popped under a hot grill for a few seconds to caramelise. Finished with a hand made petal paste flower. For those that don't know, this cake was originally taken home by housemaids to their Mothers on Mothering Sunday (which was also known as Simnel Sunday), decorated with preserved fruits and flowers. It then developed in late Victorian era to be an Easter cake and the tradition of the marzipan balls for the 'good' apostles was adopted.

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Comment by Luz Iglesias on April 2, 2013 at 1:05am

Yes it is Katy, the best!  Lovely cakes, great ideas, always new things to learn!  And most of all wonderful friends!

Comment by art deco cakes by galidink on April 1, 2013 at 1:18pm

yes it is Katy , TFS ;xxx

Comment by Katy Nott on April 1, 2013 at 1:00pm

Thanks Luz.  I'm really glad I made it now and shared it with my non-English friends.  This site is great isn't it?

Comment by Luz Iglesias on April 1, 2013 at 12:51am

Thanks for sharing the story of this cake, haven´t heard it before, and also, it sound very yumyy too!

Comment by art deco cakes by galidink on March 31, 2013 at 7:02pm

iv never had one but I would love to eat one

Comment by art deco cakes by galidink on March 31, 2013 at 6:13pm

lol learning something new on CWB every  day lol

Comment by Linda Wolff on March 31, 2013 at 6:10pm

Also, those apostle balls on top, aren't nearly big enough for me! They need to be the size of tennis balls or like an apple size....yummmmmmm!

Comment by Linda Wolff on March 31, 2013 at 6:07pm

I hadn't heard the word either, Gail. But with that explanation, I can understand why one would say it now

Comment by art deco cakes by galidink on March 31, 2013 at 5:05pm

lol he he . crazy girls , I wish I could taste it ,I love fruit cake ,and almond paste ;)P

Comment by June Kowalczyk on March 31, 2013 at 3:34pm

Ha Ha   Katy

That's what Mom said..... you want more & more..... have another cup, piece, slice.....  She would say, oh we can't have that in the house..... it is too moreish

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