Florentine slices

Name: Florentine slices
Ingredients: 275 g/10 oz/1⅔ cups mixed dried fruit; 175 g/6 oz/1½ cups self-raising (self-rising) flour; a few drops of almond extract; 90 g/3½ oz/generous ½ cup glacé (candied) cherries, halved; 15 ml/1 tbsp golden (light corn) syrup; 100 g/4 oz/½ cup glacé (candied) cherries, chopped; 25 g/1 oz/2 tbsp angelica, chopped; 50 g/2 oz/½ cup flaked (sliced) almonds; 150 g/5 oz/10 tbsp butter, plus extra for greasing; 3 eggs; 150 g/5 oz/⅔ cup golden caster (superfine) sugar

Preparation info

Makes
12
slices

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cakes

By Ann Nicol

Published 2014

About

If you’re looking for a popular cake for a cake sale or coffee morning, you’ll find the colourful jewel-like topping on these fruity slices makes them a great seller - and they’ll also be snapped up at home in no time. These cakes keep in an airtight container for up to four days.

Ingredients

150 g/5 oz/10 tbsp butter, plus extra for greasing
150

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas 5. Grease and line a 28 x 18cm/11 x 7in shallow cake tin (pan) with baking parchment.
Whisk the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Whisk in the eggs one at a time and fold in the flour. Set aside