4-step sweet and nutty cherry Bakewell shortbread recipe

Name: 4-step sweet and nutty cherry Bakewell shortbread recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 175 g unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus extra to grease; 75 g caster sugar; 225 g plain flour; 75 g ground almonds; 150 g unsalted butter, melted and cooled; 150 g caster sugar; 150 g ground almonds; 100 g plain flour; 3 medium eggs; 175 g cherry jam/conserve; 30 g flaked almonds; Icing sugar, to dust

Cherry Bakewell tart in easy, shortbread bar form

By Alice ShieldsPublished: 22 October 2025

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An easy, sweet and nutty shortbread traybake recipe that’s ready in 4 easy steps. Serve with a cuppa, for the ultimate afternoon pick-me-up.

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Yields:

12 serving(s)

Prep Time:

30 mins

Cook Time:

50 mins

Total Time:

1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

FOR THE SHORTBREAD

175 g
unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus extra to grease
75 g
caster sugar
225 g
plain flour
75 g
ground almonds

FOR THE FRANGIPANE

150 g
unsalted butter, melted and cooled
150 g
caster sugar
150 g
ground almonds
100 g
plain flour
3
medium eggs

YOU WILL ALSO NEED

175 g
cherry jam/conserve
30 g
flaked almonds
Icing sugar, to dust

Directions

1. Step 1Grease and line a 20cm square tin with baking parchment. For the shortbread, mix together all the ingredients in a large bowl with a pinch of salt until combined. Press into the prepared tin and smooth to level. Chill for 30min to firm up. Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan) mark 4.
2. Step 2Bake the shortbread for 20min, until pale golden and the edges feel firm.
3. Step 3Meanwhile, for the frangipane, whisk together all the ingredients in a bowl using a balloon whisk until combined.
4. Step 4Spread the jam over the shortbread base. Scrape the frangipane over the jam and smooth to level. Sprinkle over the flaked almonds. Return to the oven for 30min, until frangipane is pale golden. Leave to cool completely in the tin before dusting with icing sugar and cutting into slices.

GH Tips:

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

If you like this recipe you’ll love our chocolate cherry Bakewell slices.

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Alice Shields

Senior Cookery Writer

Alice Shields is Senior Cookery Writer for Good Housekeeping. A trained pastry chef, you’ll find her food styling on photo shoots, developing delicious recipes and writing about all things food. She loves to bake and her favourite pudding will always be a chocolate fondant. Originally hailing from Lancashire, she finally achieved her goal of getting a butter pie recipe into the magazine.

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