Simnel Cupcakes

Posted 2015-04-08 by Bastion Harrison ⇒ follow

Simnel cake is a light fruit cake layered with almond paste. It was original made for the Sunday halfway through Lent, when fasting was allowed to be relaxed for the day. Now, they are more commonly enjoyed on Mothering Sunday. Traditionally, twelve balls of marzipan decorate the top of the cake to represent the apostles. Here, however, each apostle has their own individual cupcake, making them perfect for an indulgent snack or treat.

Preparation Time: 1 hour (including chilling time)
Cooking Time: 25 minutes
Makes: 12 servings

Ingredients
2 eggs
225g self raising wholemeal flour
115g margarine
115g muscavado sugar
20g dried figs
20g apple rings
20g dried apricots
20g prunes
40g dried banana
50g sultanas
75g raisins
1tsp baking powder
1tsp cinnamon
1tsp mixed spice
1tsp vanilla extract
200g ground almonds
100g caster sugar
50ml water
100g icing sugar

Method

Pre-heat oven to 160 & #3872 ;C/ 140 & #3872 ;C fan/325 & #3872 ;F/3 Gas.