This Raspberry Frangipane - Bakewell Tart is a classic Great British dessert favourite. Sweet shortcrust pastry tart with a layer of tangy raspberry jam followed by an easy to make frangipane mixture of ground almond, eggs, almond extract filling. Topped with flaked almonds and perfectly baked in the oven. Perfect served up as part of an afternoon tea or serve warm with ice cream or custard for dessert.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Active Time50 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr
Course: Afternoon Tea, Dessert, Sweet
Cuisine: British
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Cream the caster sugar with the softened butter until pale and fluffy
Beat in 1 egg at a time to the creamed butter and sugar.
Stir in almond extract
Fold in the ground almond
Spread Raspberry Jam into the base of Pastry tart
Layer the frangipane mix on top and gently spread to be just below top of pastry case edge.
Add flaked Almonds to the top
Bake in the preheated 150°C fan / 170°C/ 325°F / Gas Mark 3 oven for 50 minutes, it should be slightly golden on top, it will still be soft to touch whilst warm.
Leave to cool for at least 30 minutes before cutting. This allows it to finish setting before serving.
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Notes
Nutrition information does not include the sweet shortcrust pastry tart.