simnel

IPA: sˈɪmnʌɫ

Examples of "simnel" in Sentences

Last year I made very traditional simnel cupcakes so I decided on a change.
A simnel cake is a light fruit cake, similar to a Christmas cake, that is covered in marzipan.
The pastry, also called simnel cake, was a rich fruit cake, remembered by Robert Herrick in the lines:
Spring bulb flowers (daffodils, for ex.) are given to mothers, and simnel cake is made to celebrate the occasion (this cake has also become an Easter Cake of late, however).
Earlier, she and the audience got a good laugh when she asked to hear the word "simnel" in a sentence and was told: "The Wilsons had long ago lost their appetite for simnel, but luckily their poodle had much lower standards."
Personally I like to stick with the old favourites but Heavenly has developed a reputation for wild and wonderful flavours such as bubble gum, pink grapefruit, Turkish delight, simnel cake an Easter special and peanut butter.
Holy Week...family arrangements for Easter with talk of travel arrangements and grandparents and simnel cake... jostling with the veiled statues in church and the Gospel bringing home the stark ghastliness of a Roman crucifixion and Christ's agony.