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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 Linda Wolff on March 30, 2013 at 4:22pm

I can't keep him away from marzipan. It is his guilty pleasure from his days growing up in Germany. In America, Katy, marzipan is not that popular, but he introduced it to me while we were living in Germany, and for the life of me, I cannot understand why it is not a HUGE hit here in the states. I think it's just because most people haven't tried it.

Comment by Katy Nott on March 30, 2013 at 4:17pm

Thanks so much everyone - it never occurred to me that it would cause such a stir!

I have to say Linda - I'm quite looking forward to a ball or two myself.........

Comment by Linda Wolff on March 30, 2013 at 3:48pm

OMG!  Katy, my husband would eat every one of those balls, and then I would eat all of the cake! Yummy!

Comment by Betty on March 30, 2013 at 3:40pm

Very interesting. Looks good. I like Fruit cake and I've never heard of this cake before either. Thanks for posting it.

Comment by art deco cakes by galidink on March 30, 2013 at 3:29pm

I just found this info posted below. Wow Katy , you always teaching me something new, awesome job ,

Comment by art deco cakes by galidink on March 30, 2013 at 3:28pm
Comment by Katy Nott on March 30, 2013 at 3:25pm

Thanks Gail - seems to be a very English thing!  My Mum used to make one every Easter and I haven't done so for years and thought it was about time I did.

Comment by art deco cakes by galidink on March 30, 2013 at 3:19pm

ooowww what is this ?, iv never see this b4 , sounds yummy !wow amazing TFS

Comment by Katy Nott on March 30, 2013 at 3:15pm

Thank you both xx

Comment by Goreti on March 30, 2013 at 3:13pm

looks wonderful and thanks for the explanation

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