Shortbread fruit & almond slice
A delicious Shortbread, fruit & almond slice, easy & a perfect teatime treat
Servings 12
Calories 426kcal
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
Serving: 12g | Calories: 426kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 175mg | Potassium: 114mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 612IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 2mg