Shortbread fruit & almond slice
Auntie Annie’s shortbread fruit & almond slice is such a lovely bake and so flipping easy.
A beautiful shortbread base with a layer of fruit and then topped with a layer of moist almond topping.
It’s so good!
Finished off with a sprinkling of Almonds!
Perfect with a cuppa (It’s also sturdy enough for lunch boxes or a picnic!).
Go on treat everyone with an old fashioned slice of deliciousness
Traditional Shortcake Slice
I’d call it traditional an old fashioned kinda bake – and I LOVE it.
Similar to a Bakewell slice but not quite!
So what is a Bakewell tart?
Well as Wiki points out it’s is an English confection consisting of a shortcrust pastry shell beneath layers of jam, frangipane, and a topping of flaked almonds.
Bakewell tart is a variant of the Bakewell pudding but although closely associated with the town of Bakewell in Derbyshire, there is no evidence that it originated there!
My recipe is slightly different as it has a layer of fruit rather than jam!
Still as yummy!
It’s my Auntie Annie’s Recipe and it’s one that is perfect for the cake tin! (If it lasts that long)
Can I freeze my Shortbread fruit & almond slice
Yes you can
Be sure to wrap very well and pop in the freezer – last for a month or so
A great idea is to freeze in slices – then you have a sweet treat on tap for whenever you fancy it!
Other sweet traditional bakes
Oh here’s my Rhubarb Crumble slice – all the yumminess of a crumble packed up in a pastry case – delicious!
If you like almonds bakes I think you are sure to love my Easy Cherry Frangipane – it’s a little bit cheaty – but no-one will ever know!
Another old fashioned bake
If you love traditional pudding then I’m sure you’ll love Dolly’s Bread Pudding, not top be confused with bread & butter pudding – go have a gander
It uses up old bread which is always a plus
So I hope you enjoy all these lovely puddings and please let me know what you think to Auntie Annie’s shortbread fruit & almond slice ?!
It’s good!
Love Cx
Shortbread fruit & almond slice
Ingredients
- Base
- 175 g Butter
- 250 g Plain Flour
- 75 g Caster Sugar
- 75 g Sultanas
- 100 g Glace Cherries roughly chopped
- Topping
- 100 g Butter softened
- 100 g Caster Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 100 g Ground Almonds
- few drops Vanilla Essence
- 50 g Flaked Almonds
- Icing Sugar for Dusting
Instructions
- Pre-Heat Oven 180C/350F/Gas 4
- Grease and line a 20 x 30cm tin
- For the base, rub the butter into the flour using your finger tips, stir in the sugar and then lightly press into the base of the greased & lined tin.
- Sprinkle the sultanas and cherries over the base and press lightly
- For the topping, cream butter & sugar together until pale & fluffy and ten beat in the eggs, followed by ground almond & vanilla essence
- Spread the topping carefully over the fruit & sprinkle with flaked almonds.
- Bake for approx. 40 minutes.
- Leave to cool in tin, remove, dust with icing sugar and cut into slices or square
Marta
Beautiful cake! #recipeoftheweek
Clare x
Thanks Marta – it’s de-lish!!!
Angela / Only Crumbs Remain
I absolutely love the sound of this Clare – I can never get enough of frangipane bakes! Yum! Thankyou too for joining in with #BakingCrumbs 🙂
Angela x
Kat (The Baking Explorer)
This looks and sounds delicious – fruit and almond go so well together!
Jill
Good recipe but I’m going to try almond extract instead of vanilla next time to make it more almondy.
Clare x
Great Idea – let me know how it works Jill CX thanks for your comment
Emily
Lovely! Switched Jam for dried fruit for a real Bakewell take 🙂
Anne Mills
Just love so many of your recipes – I have Banana Loaf cake in the oven as I type!!!!
Have you produced a book – I am sure it would soon sell off the shelves!!!
Thank you so much
Clare x
Oh Anne – thanks for your comment – I did do a very amateur book a long time ago – and yes I would love to do a new one xx I’ll let you know x
Emma Drew
Hi. Do i wash the glace cherries first to remove the stickyness? Thanks x
Clare x
You don’t need to this this recipe x