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Fruit Slice

Shortbread fruit & almond slice

5 from 1 vote
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 12
Calories: 426kcal
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A delicious Shortbread, fruit & almond slice, easy & a perfect teatime treat

Ingredients

  • Base
  • 175 g Butter
  • 250 g Plain Flour
  • 75 g Caster Sugar
  • 75 g Sultanas
  • 100 g Glace Cherries roughly chopped
  • Topping
  • 100 g Butter softened
  • 100 g Caster Sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • 100 g Ground Almonds
  • few drops Vanilla Essence
  • 50 g Flaked Almonds
  • Icing Sugar for Dusting

Instructions

  • Pre-Heat Oven 180C/350F/Gas 4
  • Grease and line a 20 x 30cm tin
  • For the base, rub the butter into the flour using your finger tips, stir in the sugar and then lightly press into the base of the greased & lined tin.
  • Sprinkle the sultanas and cherries over the base and press lightly
  • For the topping, cream butter & sugar together until pale & fluffy and ten beat in the eggs, followed by ground almond & vanilla essence
  • Spread the topping carefully over the fruit & sprinkle with flaked almonds.
  • Bake for approx. 40 minutes.
  • Leave to cool in tin, remove, dust with icing sugar and cut into slices or square

Notes

*** All nutritional information is approximate and intended as a guide 

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Shortbread fruit & almond slice
Serving Size
 
12 g
Amount per Serving
Calories
426
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
26
g
40
%
Saturated Fat
 
12
g
75
%
Trans Fat
 
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
6
g
Cholesterol
 
77
mg
26
%
Sodium
 
175
mg
8
%
Potassium
 
114
mg
3
%
Carbohydrates
 
45
g
15
%
Fiber
 
2
g
8
%
Sugar
 
23
g
26
%
Protein
 
6
g
12
%
Vitamin A
 
612
IU
12
%
Vitamin C
 
1
mg
1
%
Calcium
 
45
mg
5
%
Iron
 
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.