The Moveable Feast

It is said that the tradition of brightly coloured eggs began in Ancient Persia to mark the coming of spring. Simnel cake, a fruit cake decorated with eleven marzipan balls to represent the apostles, (not including Judas, of course, that biblical bad egg) is now the Easter cake of choice in Britain and has been around since the Middle Ages. The inspiration for this cake, however, lies more with Mr Cadbury than Gilgamesh. It seemed fitting for a little girl's early easter egg hunt, I hope she enjoys it!