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British Bakewell Tart served and ready to eat
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British Bakewell Tart

A buttery pastry case with raspberry jam and almond frangipane, topped with flaked almonds — a Derbyshire classic.

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30 minPrep
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40 minCook
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8Serves
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MediumLevel
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Ingredients

  • 1 shortcrust pastry case (blind-baked)
  • 4 tbsp raspberry jam
  • For frangipane: 150g butter, 150g sugar, 3 eggs, 150g ground almonds, 50g flour, 1 tsp almond extract
  • 50g flaked almonds

Instructions

  1. Spread jam over the cooled pastry base.
  2. Cream butter and sugar; beat in eggs.
  3. Fold in almonds, flour and almond extract.
  4. Spread over the jam.
  5. Scatter flaked almonds on top.
  6. Bake at 180C for 35-40 minutes until golden and just set.
  7. Cool to warm before slicing.
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Tara’s tips

  • Don't overcook — the frangipane should still wobble slightly.
  • Use good raspberry jam — it really matters.

Serving suggestions

  • Lovely warm with cream or custard.

Storage & reheating

Keeps 4 days.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.

Frequently asked questions

Vs Bakewell pudding?

Pudding has a flaky pastry, custard-and-jam filling; tart has frangipane.

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