Simnel Cake

1 ¼ cups flour
½ tsp baking powder
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp lard
6 tbsp sugar
½ tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
2 cups dried currants, soaked in hot water for 15 min and drained
¼ cup chopped candied fruit peel
1 egg, lightly beaten
whole blanched almonds or walnuts
candied cherries
thinly sliced candied citron peel

Preheat oven to 400 (F)

     Rub the butter and lard into the flour and then add the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, currants and chopped candied peel, mixing well. Add the egg, and mix all of the ingredients into a very stiff dough, adding a little milk if necessary. Form the dough into a round, flat patty about 7 to 8 inches across and place it on a buttered baking sheet. Decorate the cake with the nuts, cherries and citron peel, and bake for 30 minutes, or until golden brown.




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