Simnel cake

Sarahsaver

I owe it to old style...To do my 1000th post on here.;)

I have some recipes, but please set it straight how many balls of marzipan, one book says 12 the other says 11. One even has eggs on it which I thiught was not right at all.
If I don't get my rear into gear and make one, which is what i really want to do, are there any good ones in the shops(shock! horror!), and do you need to keep them for 2 weeks before eating them? In which case i would not be able to wait that long, i love fruitcake.

davidcampbell

im no expert by any means but i think they made one on ready steadycook today (love that prog) and he put 13 on.

DC

monkeylugs

I think it's 11.

I was watching "No Angels" on Tuesday and the Ward Sister made a cake and when she brought it in she offered it to the other nurses, glared at one she had a grudge with and said "Judas doesn't get a piece" so as there were 12 apostles minus Judas I go for 11.

Correct me if I am wrong

PS - Catholic school going 8-year-old just told me there were 12 apostles

Angela

Its DEFINATELY eleven.

Due to Judas betraying Jesus.

megasaver

The marzipan balls on top of the cake represent the apostles: only eleven this time in total as for understandable reasons Judas is a person non grata so not included.

davidcampbell

davidcampbell wrote:

im no expert by any means but i think they made one on ready steadycook today (love that prog) and he put 13 on.

DC

hmmm, i shall bow to your greater knowledge. maybe they made something completely different on ready steady cook and i was just so excited to think i might be able to answer a cooking question that i rushed right in there. :rotfl:

DC

Curry_Queen

davidcampbell wrote:

hmmm, i shall bow to your greater knowledge. maybe they made something completely different on ready steady cook and i was just so excited to think i might be able to answer a cooking question that i rushed right in there. :rotfl:

DC

At least you had a go David :T

I didn't have a clue about the marzipan balls and apostles, but then again I'm not a Christian

vanoonoo

they were talking about eleven marzipan balls at slimming world class on monday and if anyone would know it would be the foodies at my fat club

mrsmab59

Sarahsaver wrote:

I owe it to old style...To do my 1000th post on here.;)

The experts have done a better job than I could have done on the subject of marzipan balls on a Simnel cake...so I'd just like to say congrats on your 1000th post Sarah :cool:

Bargain_Rzl

Can vouch for the 11 as advised previously.

Christian Bargain Rzl

morganlefay

I have just spent most of morning making the Simnel cake from Gary Rhodes 'new British Classics' book, whihc I copied from a friend. It had 225g plain flour in and 3 eggs but no SR flour or baking powder/bicarb. I did wonder at the time. Now it's out of oven it smells lovely, but feels like a brick and hasn't risen at all. Has anyone got this book ? Can any kind sould tell me if it ought to have had some raising agent in it ? I last made it 2 years ago and remember it as really good, but that's all.