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Simnel Cake
One serving has 435 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of phosphorus (25%), riboflavin (25%), copper (23%), manganese (23%), vitamin E (22%) and selenium (21%). Ready in 135 minutes.
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- Preparation: 30 min
- Cooking: 105 min
- Makes: 1 serving (116 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten, nut
Ingredients
- 15 g Butter, unsalted
- 15 g Sugar, brown
- 12 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 18 g Flour, all-purpose
- 0.5 g Baking powder
- 0.2 g Cinnamon
- 15 g Currants, dried
- 8 g Raisins
- 6 g Candied fruit
- 20 g Almond paste
- 3 g Apricot jam
- 3 g Milk, whole
Method
- Cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, then beat in the egg.
- Fold in the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, currants, raisins and candied peel.
- Spread half the batter in a lined tin, lay a thin sheet of the marzipan on top, then cover with the rest of the batter.
- Bake at 150°C (300°F) until a skewer comes out clean (about 1 hour 45 minutes for a whole cake).
- When cool, brush the top with the warmed apricot jam, press on a marzipan disc, crimp the edge, and dot marzipan balls around the rim.
- Brown the marzipan lightly under a hot broiler for a minute, then leave to set before slicing.
- Makes 1 slice of a 12-slice cake; multiply every ingredient by 12 for the whole cake.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 435 kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 63.3 g | |
| Water | 25.3 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.7 g | 9% |
| Protein | 6.2 g | 13% |
| Tryptophan | 0.05 g | |
| Threonine | 0.13 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.16 g | |
| Leucine | 0.28 g | |
| Lysine | 0.17 g | |
| Methionine | 0.08 g | |
| Cystine | 0.07 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.19 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.13 g | |
| Valine | 0.19 g | |
| Histidine | 0.09 g | |
| Fat | 19.2 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 7.6 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.9 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.7 g | |
| Saturated | 8.6 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 77.2 mg | |
| Calcium | 122 mg | 12% |
| Copper | 0.21 mg | 23% |
| Iron | 2 mg | 11% |
| Magnesium | 42.3 mg | 14% |
| Manganese | 0.42 mg | 23% |
| Phosphorus | 174 mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 309 mg | 7% |
| Selenium | 11.3 µg | 21% |
| Sodium | 81.4 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.7 mg | 9% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.2 mg | 18% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.27 mg | 25% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.7 mg | 12% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.33 mg | 7% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.1 mg | 8% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 55.9 µg | 14% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.15 µg | 6% |
| Choline | 47.2 mg | 11% |
| Vitamin A | 124 µg | 18% |
| Vitamin C | 1.2 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 11.4 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 3.3 mg | 22% |
| Vitamin K | 2 µg | 2% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.3 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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