Dessert Recipes

Plum & Almond Slice

by TheWeekly  /   October 12, 2016

Incorporate fruits and shortcrust pastry to your favourite grocery store cake mix and you end up with these fancifully delicious plum and almond slices!

Yield
12 Slices
Prep Time
20mins
Cook Time
50mins
Difficulty Level
1 / 5

Incorporate fruits and shortcrust pastry to your favourite grocery store cake mix and you end up with these fancifully delicious plum and almond slices!

Ingredients

Steps

01.

Preheat oven to hot, 200 C. Line a 20- to 30-cm slice pan with baking paper, using one strip for the base and long sides, extending 2 cm over edges.

02.

Line base of pan with pastry sheets, overlapping by 1 cm. Brush with yolk and press together to join. Trim pastry to fit pan. Brush with remaining yolk and prick all over with a fork. Bake 12 to 15 mins until lightly golden and crisp. Cool.

03.

Reduce oven to moderate, 180 C. Prepare cake mix following packet instructions (see tip).

04.

Arrange plums evenly over pastry base, cut-side down. Pour batter over fruit to cover. Scatter with almonds and sugar.

05.

Bake 30 to 35 mins, until cake springs back when lightly pressed in centre. Cool in pan 10 mins.

06.

Using overhanging paper, lift slice from pan onto a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with icing sugar and cut into slices to serve.

TIP: For a standard butter cake mix, you will need to add eggs, butter or margarine and milk.

Photo: Rob Shaw/Bauer