Blackcurrant Bakewell Traybake with Almonds
Soft, buttery sponge cake studded with blackcurrant jam and toasted almonds. This one-tin traybake combines the flavors of a classic Bakewell tart with an easy all-in-one method. Golden and risen, best served warm or at room temperature with a dusting of icing sugar.
Ingredients
- 18 tbsp butter, softened
- butter, for greasing
- 2 ¼ cups self-rising flourall-purpose flour plus baking powder280g + 2 tspstructureadds gluten
requires separate mixing
- 1 ¼ cups golden superfine sugar
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 4 eggs
- 10 tbsp natural yogurt
- 1 tsp vanilla paste or extract
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 4 tbsp blackcurrant jamraspberry jam1:1flavor
similar tartness and texture
- 1 oz flaked almonds, toasted
- icing sugar, for dusting(optional)
Instructions
- 1
Heat oven to 350°F or 325°F fan or.
- 2
Butter a 20 x 11 ¾" baking tin and line with baking parchment.
- 3
Beat together softened butter, self-rising flour, golden superfine sugar, baking powder, eggs, yogurt, vanilla and almond extract in a large bowl with an electric whisk until lump-free.
- 4
Spoon batter into the tin and bake for 10 minutes.
- 5
Remove from oven, quickly dot jam over the surface and scatter toasted almonds on top.
- 6
Bake for 15-20 minutes more until golden, risen, and a skewer inserted comes out clean.
- 7
Cool in the tin, then dust with powdered sugar.
Tips
Dot jam quickly after the first 10 minutes to prevent it sinking to the bottom.
Use a skewer or cake tester to check doneness; a few moist crumbs are acceptable, but wet batter means more baking time.
Good to Know
Covered at room temperature for up to 2 days.
Batter can be mixed up to 1 hour ahead; pour into tin just before baking.
Dust with icing sugar just before serving. Serve warm or at room temperature with cream or custard.
Common Mistakes
Do not skip the electric whisk step to avoid lumpy batter and dense cake.
Do not add jam at the start to avoid it sinking and burning on the tin bottom.
Do not overbake after adding jam; check at 15 minutes to avoid dry sponge.
Substitutions
requires separate mixing