Lemon Bakewell Slice
A couple of weeks ago we made Lemon Bakewell Tarts and we loved it so much that I thought I’d make some more lemon recipes – and our Lemon Bakewell Slice was created!
Servings: 16 slices
Calories: 231kcal
Ingredients
- 1 Shortcrust pastry sheet 375g
- 200 g lemon curd
- 100 g butter or margarine
- 125 g caster sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp of lemon extract
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 150 g ground almonds
- 80 g self raising flour
To decorate:
- Icing sugar
- lemon extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4
- Grease or line a deep baking tray or oven dish before lining with pastry.
- Spread the lemon curd over the pastry base.
- Cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl. Add the eggs, lemon extract and zest and beat well.
- Fold in the ground almonds and flour and pour on top of the lemon curd inside the pastry case.
- Bake in the centre of the oven for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
- Leave to cool and mix icing sugar with a little water and a drop of lemon essence. Drizzle on top of the cooled bake.
- Slice and serve.