Jess's Bakewell Tarts

Yummy yummy Bakewell Tarts! One of my absolute faves, and as it turns out.. really easy to make! So.. first of all i have to confess that i used shop bought pastry. Next time im definitely going to make my own pastry but i didnt quite have enough time this time around.

I took my recipe from the Great British Book of Baking. Once i had made one cake,  really how easy and yummy it was, i then went on a bit of a baking rampage and the following night i made another two cakes, and also attempted a batch of mini Bakewells (following the same recipe for both types).

 Firstly, i rolled out the pastry and shaped it around the tin, taking care to remove all air pockets. I then prodded some holes into the bottom of the pastry with a fork, and then spread on a layer of raspberry jam.

I then mixed together butter, sugar, egg, flower, baking powder, ground almonds and almond essence. Then i just dolloped this on top of the jam, spread it around and put it in the over for 30mins. Once it was cooked, i made a lemon icing sugar, and spead it over the top of the tart, then dropped a few flaked almonds on top.. and hey presto!

I used the same method for the mini Bakewells, which tasted good but didnt look quite as impressive as the larger cakes.

I will defo make these again as they were very quick and simple, and tasted great!