Peach Melba Squares with Blackberry
Ingredients
- 8 oz Butter unsalted
- 11 oz Soft brown sugar - packed
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 3 ea Eggs - large
- 7 oz Self raising flour
- 2 oz Almonds - ground
- 2 ea Peaches - fresh
- 4 oz Fresh blackberries
- Almonds - sliced
- 1 tbsp Icing sugar
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 350º F. Butter a traybake dish, 12" x 8" and line with baking parchment.
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan being careful not to let it boil. Allow to cool for 5 minutes, then add in the sugar,, eggs and vanilla. Beat with a wooden spoon until smooth.
- Stir in the flour, ground almonds and 1/4" tsp of salt.
- Pour the mixture into the baking tray then layer the peaches evenly over the top of the mixture. Dot the blackberries randomly around and sprinkle with the flaked almonds.
- Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Cover with foil after 40 minutes. When done test with a skewer. It will be soft in the center but will get firmer as it cools.
- Allow to cool in the tin for 20 minutes before removing to a rack to continue cooling. When completely cool, dust with the confectioners sugar and cut into squares to serve.