
Bakewell Tart
Description
Bakewell Tart - Authentic recipe from Great Britain. Ready in 65 min. Try it now!
Directions
✓ researched- 1
Preheat oven to 180 °C. Shortcrust pastry: knead 250 g flour, 125 g butter and a little sugar into a dough, press into a tart tin and blind bake. Spread 150 g raspberry jam over the base.
⏱️ approx. 12 min💡 Tip: Bakewell Tart is a classic British almond tart — a shortcrust pastry base with jam and an almond frangipane filling, often topped with icing. Sweet, nutty and fruity. A beloved British teatime classic (from Bakewell, Derbyshire).
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Frangipane: beat 100 g butter, 100 g sugar, 100 g ground almonds and 2 eggs together into a smooth almond cream, then spread over the jam.
⏱️ approx. 12 min💡 Tip: A Bakewell Tart has a crisp shortcrust base, a layer of raspberry jam and an almond frangipane filling (ground almonds, butter, sugar, egg — moist and nutty). Baked and often decorated with icing (and a glacé cherry) or flaked almonds. Sweet, nutty and fruity. A British teatime classic (from Bakewell, Derbyshire).
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Bake the frangipane at 180 °C for 25–35 minutes until golden and set. Leave to cool, then decorate with icing/almonds.
⏱️ approx. 12 min💡 Tip: Bakewell Tart is served in slices with tea or coffee, or with cream or custard as a dessert — shortcrust pastry with jam and almond frangipane. Sweet, nutty and fruity. A British teatime classic.
📜 Origin & History
Bakewell Tart comes from the small town of Bakewell in Derbyshire, England. A predecessor, 'Bakewell Pudding', is dated to 1820-1860, when a cook accidentally spread jam under the egg mixture instead of in the dough. The more modern tart format is the further developed variant of the 20th century.
🌿 Regional variants
With icing
With icing and a cherry — classic Bakewell Tart.
With cherry jam
With cherry jam instead of raspberry.
🍷 What goes with it?
Served in slices with tea or coffee, or with cream or custard as a dessert. Sweet, nutty and fruity. A British teatime classic.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Bakewell Tart?
A Bakewell Tart is a classic British almond tart — a shortcrust pastry base with a layer of (raspberry) jam and an almond frangipane filling, baked and often topped with icing (Bakewell Tart) or flaked almonds. Sweet, nutty and fruity. A beloved teatime classic from the town of Bakewell (Derbyshire). (The related Bakewell Pudding has a richer, more egg-based filling.)
What is frangipane?
Frangipane is an almond cream or filling — made by creaming together ground almonds, butter, sugar and eggs. When baked, it becomes moist, nutty and slightly firm (a classic tart and pastry filling, also used in French tarts). In the Bakewell Tart it is the main almond filling on top of the jam. Moist and nutty.
How do you keep the base crisp?
Blind bake the shortcrust base (weighted down with baking parchment and dried pulses) — this keeps it crisp and prevents it from becoming soggy from the moist jam and frangipane. Then add the jam and frangipane and finish baking. Crisp and crumbly.
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Ingredients
verified- Flour250 g
- Butter125 g
- Sugar100 g
- Almond100 g
- Egg2 pcs
- Jam150 g





