Name: Simnel cake sour
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 25ml kirsch or brandy; 100ml amaretto; juice 1 lemon; juice 1 orange; 100ml madeira; ice; 50g golden marzipan; 100g golden caster sugar; thick strip of orange zest; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp mixed spice; pinch dried ginger; 4 cocktail sticks

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Simnel cake sour

Simnel cake sour

Miriam Nice

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 5 mins

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Looking for an Easter cocktail with all the spices of the season? This twist on an Amaretto sour has a splash of orange juice and a dusting of cinnamon to give you Simnel cake in a glass

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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25ml kirsch

or brandy
100ml amaretto
juice 1 lemon
juice 1 orange
100ml madeira
ice
50g golden marzipan

For the spiced syrup

100g golden caster sugar
thick strip of orange

zest
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp mixed spice
pinch dried ginger

You will need

4 cocktail sticks

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal202
fat2g
saturates0.1g
carbs22g
sugars22g
fibre0.4g
protein1g
salt0g

Method

step 1

Start by making the spiced syrup. Put all of the ingredients into a saucepan with 100ml water. Gently bring to the boil, then turn the heat off and allow to cool completely. Once cold, pour the mixture through a sieve into a jug and chill until needed. Will keep in the fridge for up to 1 week.
step 2

Heat grill to high then roll the marzipan in to 4 balls and place on a baking sheet and grill for 2-3 mins or just until the very top of the marzipan is toasted. Leave to cool then when cold enough to handle thread them on the cocktail stick
step 3

Fill 4 tumblers with ice then pour the brandy, Amaretto, lemon and orange juice, Madeira and 50ml of the syrup into a cocktail shaker with a large handful of ice. Shake well until the out side of the shaker feels icy cold. Strain into the tumblers and add the marzipan garnish. Serve immediately.

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