Golden Celebration Cake

Name: Golden Celebration Cake
Ingredients: 200 g/7 oz plain flour; a pinch of salt; a salt-spoon each of ground cardamom, mace and powdered saffron; a salt-spoon each of ground cardamom, mace and powdered saffron; a salt-spoon each of ground cardamom, mace and powdered saffron; a salt-spoon each of ground cardamom, mace and powdered saffron; 50 g/2 oz diced mixed peel, undyed if possible; 50 g /2 oz each of sultanas, dried apricots, pears and peaches, chopped to the same size as the mixed peel; 50 g /2 oz each of sultanas, dried apricots, pears and peaches, chopped to the same size as the mixed peel; 50 g /2 oz each of sultanas, dried apricots, pears and peaches, chopped to the same size as the mixed peel; 50 g /2 oz each of sultanas, dried apricots, pears and peaches, chopped to the same size as the mixed peel; grated zest of a lemon; redcurrant jelly or honey to glaze; redcurrant jelly or honey to glaze; redcurrant jelly or honey to glaze; 250 g/9 oz ground almonds; 2 tablespoons boiling water; ½0 g/25 saffron filaments; 4 eggs, lightly beaten; 150 g/5 oz golden caster, or light muscovado; 150 g/5 oz golden caster, or light muscovado; 150 g/5 oz unsalted butter; a dash of pure almond essence (optional); 1 egg, separated; 125 g/generous 4 oz icing sugar, sifted; 125 g/generous 4 oz golden caster sugar

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Scented Kitchen

By Frances Bissell

Published 2012

About

This is based on my simnel cake recipe, without the marzipan balls on top. I have made it for fiftieth birthdays and for Golden Wedding celebrations, sometimes with edible gold leaf as decoration, but I think it is every bit as good simply with the saffron threads scattered through the marzipan. Instead of the usual dark currants and raisins, dried apricots, pears and peaches maintain the pale gold colouring.

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Cake
Vegetarian
Wedding/Marriage

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