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Apricot Bakewell Slices

Easy pastry base, apricot jam, almond sponge and flaked almonds
Course Dessert
Cuisine British
Keyword Cake
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 12
Author thebakingexplorer

Ingredients

For the pastry

  • 100 g Butter
  • 225 g Plain flour
  • 2 ½ tbsp Cold water

For the sponge & filling

  • 200 g Golden caster sugar
  • 200 g Butter
  • 4 Eggs large
  • 2 tsp Almond extract
  • 100 g Self raising flour
  • 100 g Ground almonds
  • 1 jar of Apricot Jam
  • A handful of Flaked almonds

For decoration (optional)

  • 100 g Icing sugar

Instructions

  • Pre-heat your oven to 180C/160C Fan/350F/Gas Mark 4 and grease and line a 12" x 9" traybake tin
  • To make the pastry rub the butter into the plain flour and salt
  • Add the cold water and bring the mixture together to form a dough. Wrap it in cling film and chill for 30 minutes
  • Roll the pastry out to fit the baking tin, lined the tin and place the pastry in it, then prick it with a fork. Chill it again for 20 minutes
  • Bake the pastry for 10 minutes
  • To make the sponge cream the butter and the golden caster sugar together
  • Whisk in the eggs and almond extract, then fold in the ground almonds and self raising flour
  • Spread the apricot jam over the pastry
  • Spoon the sponge batter over the top and gently spread it out. Sprinkle the flaked almonds all over the top
  • Bake for 35 minutes until golden brown. Once completely cool, drizzle with icing if desired, then slice into squares