Cherry Bakewell Blondies

25m
Serves 8
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Directions

  1. 1Add softened butter, light brown sugar, and granulated sugar to a bowl and whisk these together.
  2. 2Add one egg, one egg yolk, and almond extract and whisk these in.
  3. 3Add plain flour and ground almonds and mix until just combined.
  4. 4Add your glacé cherries and fold these in.
  5. 5Scoop the mix into a baking tray and smooth it out.
  6. 6Grab your cherry jam and dollop it into the mix, then swirl it through with a knife.
  7. 7Top with some more cherries if you wish and bake in the oven for 25 minutes.
  8. 8Pipe on some thick icing made with icing sugar and water.

Ingredients

  • 180 g butter
  • 165 g light brown sugar
  • 100 g granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tsp almond extract
  • 150 g plain flour
  • 75 g ground almonds
  • 150 g glacé cherries
  • 200 g cherry jam
  • 0 g icing sugar
  • 0 g water

Equipment

hand mixerbaking trayknifeicing bag