We’re talking Mother’s Day in the U.K., not Mother’s Day in the U.S. of A. Over there, Mother’s Day is celebrated about a month earlier than here.

Bigger Bolder Baking with Gemma Stafford - Video. Easy Easter Cake Recipe (Simnel Cake) Posted: May 26, 2025 | Last updated: May 26, 2025. Hi Bold Bakers!

Luckily, raspberry Simnel cake requires none at all and is incredibly easy to make. By Phoebe Cornish, Senior Lifestyle Reporter. 04:00, Sat, Apr 8, 2023. Link copied Bookmark.

Cut out a circle of marzipan that matches the size of a cake tin (eight inches), using about one-third of the marzipan. In a bowl, add the raisins, sultanas, currant, mixed peel, glace cherries ...

Simnel cake, a traditional Easter treat dating back to Tudor times, is enjoying a major revival.

Shrewsbury Simnel Cake. Ingredients for a 6 inch cake tin: 3oz butter or margarine; 3oz sugar; 3oz plain flour; milk to mix; 1 teaspoon baking powder; ½ teaspoon ground ginger ...

Spoon about 1-2cm/½-¾in of cake mixture into each paper-lined pocket, lay one of the small marzipan disks on it and press it down gently to remove any air pockets, then spoon more of the mixture ...