A Bakewell Tart is such a classic recipe that I thought I'd try it with a festive twist using Christmas jam. If you'd rather, use normal jam for a classic bake. You can also make your own pastry case but I like to use ready made ones to save time - plus I'm a little bit useless at making pastry!
Course Afternoon Tea, Snack
Cuisine British
Keyword baking, cake
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 40 minutesminutes
Servings 1bakewell tart
Ingredients
Ready made sweet pastry case
100gMackays Christmas Preserve with Mulled Wine
100gmargarine
125gcaster sugar
3eggsbeaten
1/2tspalmond extract
150gground almonds
80gself raising flour
20gflaked almonds
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4
Spread the preserve over the base of the pastry case.
Cream the margarine and sugar before adding the eggs and mixing well.
Add the almond extract and ground almonds, folding to add air to the mixture.
Pour into the pastry case and sprinkle the flaked almonds over the top.
Bake for approx 30 minutes until golden brown.
*Note: Nutritional information is estimated, based on publicly available data. Nutrient values may vary from those published.