Steamed Simnel Pudding

Name: Steamed Simnel Pudding
Yield: Serves Six
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 25 g (1 oz) candied peel, chopped; 75 g (3 oz) marzipan, cut into small cubes; 100 g (4 oz) butter; 50 g (2 oz) currants; 25 g (1 oz) glacé cherries, chopped; 1 egg yolk; 2 eggs; 200 g (7 oz) self-raising flour; 100 g (4 oz) caster sugar; 50 g (2 oz) sultanas

Preparation info

Serves
Six

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Keeping it Simple

By Gary Rhodes

Published 2005

About

Simnel is a fruitcake layered with marzipan traditionally served at Lent or Easter. I’ve taken all the flavours and transferred them into an easy steamed pudding, which can be made in the microwave. A jug of warm custard completes the dish.

Ingredients

100 g (4 oz) butter
100 g (4

Europe
United Kingdom
Dessert
Vegetarian
England
Lent
Easter

Method

Lightly butter and flour a 1.2 litre (2 pint) pudding basin or six 150 ml (