Name: Simnel cake buns recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Makes: 12
Ingredients: 125g butter, softened; 125g light soft brown sugar; 2 medium eggs; 125g self-raising flour; 1-2 tbsp milk; 1 tsp mixed spice; 125g mixed dried fruits; grated zest 1 orange and 1 lemon; 100g marzipan; 2 tbsp apricot jam, melted; 12 sugar flowers (we used ones from Waitrose)

By GoodtoKnow

published 8 February 2017

in Recipes

Turn the classic Easter Simnel cake into bite-sized buns with this Simnel cake buns recipe. It's really easy to make a batch of 12 of these delicious buns. Decorate with traditional marzipan and give them a touch of spring by adding flowers on top.

Ingredients

For this Easter recipe

you will need:

125g butter, softened
125g light soft brown sugar
2 medium eggs
125g self-raising flour
1-2 tbsp milk
1 tsp mixed spice
125g mixed dried fruits
grated zest 1 orange and 1 lemon
100g marzipan
2 tbsp apricot jam, melted
12 sugar flowers (we used ones from Waitrose)

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Method

Heat oven to 180C/gas mark 4. Beat the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs, flour and mixed spice one half at a time, mixing well. Add the milk, fruit and zests, then mix again.
Divide the mix between a greased 12-hole silicone muffin mould. Bake for 15 mins, or until a skewer comes out clean. Allow the cakes to cool in the mould on a rack.
Roll out the marzipan to the thickness of a £1 coin. Use a flower cutter to stamp out flower shapes a similar size to the cakes. Once the cakes are cool, brush each one with a little melted apricot jam and top with the marzipan and a sugar flower.

Top Tip for making Simnel cake buns

Store these buns in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

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