Speculaas stuffed with almond

Speculaas and almond are great flavour friends and in this version they really shine. This type of speculaas stuffed with an almond filling is only available in the shops around Saint Nicholas and, while I was never a fan because it is quite sweet, my mother absolutely adores it, so we always had it in December. Baking it for this book and distributing the test bakes among friends, my husband’s colleagues and family, I discovered it is a massive crowd-pleaser, even w