8 oz Shortcrust pastry
Raspberry jam
4 oz Margarine
4 oz Caster sugar
1 Egg; beaten
2 tb Glace’ cherries; chopped
2 tb Walnuts; chopped
2 tb Almonds; ground
Vanilla essence
Caster sugar for dusting
Set oven to 350?F or Mark 4. Grease an 11 inch x 7 inch baking tin.
Roll out the pastry on a floured surface and use to line the tin.
Bake blind for 10 minutes. Meanwhile cream the margarine and caster
sugar together in a bowl. Stir in the beaten egg and the cherries,
walnuts and almonds. Add the vanilla essence and mix well. Spread a
layer of raspberry jam over the bottom of the pastry case. Spoon the
mixture on to the jam, level off and bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
Sprinkle with caster sugar and leave to cool in the tin. When cold
cut into squares.
** Scottish Tea-Time Recipes — Johanna Mathie ** ** ISBN = 1
898435 18 9 **
Yields
1 cake