| half block marzipan ~ rolled thin 8oz self raising flour 4oz butter or margarine 4oz caster sugar 5oz raisins/cherries mixed 2 eggs beaten a drop or two of milk optional ingredients ~ peel & chopped nuts "I think peel is yucky but you can add it if you like it" flour, sugar & mixed spice into a bowl with the butter or marg ~ rub ingredients between fingers until it looks like fine bread crumbs (be patient) ~ add the fruit ~ mix in the eggs & milk & mix until the mixture drops off the spoon ~ grease & flour a 1lb loaf tin ~ lay 2 inches of mixture in the bottom ~ 1 layer of marzipan ~ rest of mixture on top ~ sprinkle with demerara sugar & bake for approx 40 mins ~ test with a skewer, if it comes out clean, it's ready |
| Evie's Granma's Easter Cake |