Tart
The tart consists of a shortcrust pastry shell, spread with jam or jelly and covered with a sponge-like filling enriched with ground almonds (known as frangipane). It may also be covered with nuts, such as almonds and peanuts. Alternative flavours, including blackcurrant, strawberry and apple have also been produced.
A Cherry Bakewell is a variation of the tart where the frangipane is covered with a top layer of almond flavoured fondant and a single half glacé cherry. Lemon Bakewells with lemon flavoured fondant are also produced.
Recipes abound, for example those given by Eliza Acton (1845) and Mrs Beeton (1861), and modern commercial examples are to be found in most cake shops and in most supermarket cake departments. The name Bakewell tart only became common in the 20th century
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