Peach Melba squares

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• angela31

  14 June 2009

  angela31 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is yummy, very simple to make and looks impressive and different. The fruit combination gives it a lovely moist, summery flavour. It was lovely with tea but would be nice warm with vanilla ice cream as a dessert. Next time I would reduce the cooking time slightly - gave it an hour but this was about 5-10mins too much as the sides were just a little overdone even though I covered top after 40 mins as per recipe (might be down to my oven though). Would also add a little almond extract next time too, might add another nice dimension to it.

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• Alison_happy

  15 June 2009

  Alison_happy rated and commented on this recipe

  

  These were very easy to make and a big success with all. Highly recommended. Had no problem with the fan-assisted oven timings.

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• skelly

  23 June 2009

  skelly rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Nice moist cake. I used fresh apricots and cherries instead, still works well.

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• munchies

  25 June 2009

  munchies commented on this recipe

  looks delicious. it's got fruit in, so it must be good for me!

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• birthday

  27 June 2009

  birthday commented on this recipe

  Fantastic! no one would believe it was so easy to make. went down very well. Cooking time 1hr10min just right for me.

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• growlingtum

  01 July 2009

  growlingtum rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This turned out perfect for me. I used nectarines instead of peaches as I prefer the smooth skin. An incredibly easy recipe that looks impressive, will definitely make it again.

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• Liezel

  06 July 2009

  Liezel rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I am not a huge desert fan, so not the best person to rate this. I made it to take to work. Most people liked it, but I thought it was far too rich and my Danish colleagues were not convinced. Was worth a try and certainly easy, but not a repeat performance

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• itsmesushi

  07 July 2009

  itsmesushi commented on this recipe

  Fantastic texture! And very easy to make! I used nectarine and blackberry - and the result is perfect! Maybe a bit too sweet for me - next time I will use less sugar.

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• itsmesushi

  07 July 2009

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• Patou

  10 July 2009

  Patou commented on this recipe

  Great easy recipe, beaufifully moist and light. I used nectarines instead of peaches and tiny strawberries. I also replaced the butter with Benecol margarine for health reasons and reduced the sugar to 250 g. It turned out perfect and plenty sweet enough. Took an hour altogether in a fan assisted oven at 160 C.

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• poppysuze

  13 July 2009

  poppysuze commented on this recipe

  Such an easy recipe, I reduced the sugar and omitted the almonds, not keen on the almond taste, it tasted delicious a hit with my daughter too! Experimenting with pineapple and coconut next another great combination of flavours. . .

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• Robyn

  15 July 2009

  Robyn rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I love Jane's recipes, and this is no exception. Very easy and not too much washing up. I used nectarines and blackberries as suggested by others as boyfriend doesnt like raspberries and nectarines were cheaper! only down side is that it did work out a little bit expensive, but who care- it looks fab and goes down very well!

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• poppysuze

  22 July 2009

  poppysuze commented on this recipe

  A slight variation to this recipe, try using tinned pineapple pieces, I am sure fresh could be used too if you prefer, with coconut! I already reduced the sugar by 50g on my first attempt but if using coconut reduce by a further 50g and add 50g coconut, sprinkle on top too prior to cooking, it is delicious, such a great dessert that you can serve warm or cold with cream/ice cream :o)

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• Za-za

  01 August 2009

  Za-za rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Lovely moist cake ...followed the recipe completely 1st time and then put apricots and cherries the 2nd time and both of them were really nice ...really easy...very important at this time of year with 5 children!!!

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• Main Meals

  02 August 2009

  Main Meals rated and commented on this recipe

  

  delicious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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• Bex

  04 August 2009

  Bex commented on this recipe

  Really nice recipe, my visitors thought it was shop bought! Next time i will cut down the sugar slightly and in my oven it does need nearer 1hr 20 - still soggy in the middle - or you could call it moist! I also used tinned peaches and frozen raspberries as i was in a hurry! Recommended to a colleague and that was a hit too. Try it, its easy and yummy, but doesnt last very long.

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• SarahH

  07 August 2009

  SarahH rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Absolutely scrummy!! Used raspberries and nectarines. I chopped the nectarines into little pieces as I thought each cake would get more fruit in it. This is a good base cake recipe. Think next time I will try it will broken up terrys chocolate orange, a splash of orange juice and orange zest sprinkled on top instead of the fruit. Although will have to try the pineapple and coconut version mentioned above too. An hour and 10 was fine for my fan based oven.

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• Patou

  10 August 2009

  Patou rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Absolutely gorgeous fruity flavours and beautifully moist. My teenagers and husband loved it so much, it was gone in a day. Easy to make too.

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• sally

  18 September 2009

  sally rated and commented on this recipe

  

  These are so simple to make and are really delicious, they only seem to take about 40 mins in my cooker but the flavours are lovely.

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• Teresah

  25 September 2009

  Teresah rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Just made this with peaches and fresh picked blackberries from the hedgerows. Lovely recipe

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Ingredients

• 250g pack unsalted butter
• 300g golden caster sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs
• 200g self-raising flour
• 50g ground almonds
• 2 just-ripe peaches , stoned, halved, then each half cut into 3
• 100g raspberries
• handful flaked almonds
• 1 tbsp icing sugar , to finish

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Serves 12

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Prep 10 mins

Cook 1 hr

Ingredients

• 250g pack unsalted butter
• 300g golden caster sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs
• 200g self-raising flour
• 50g ground almonds
• 2 just-ripe peaches , stoned, halved, then each half cut into 3
• 100g raspberries
• handful flaked almonds
• 1 tbsp icing sugar , to finish

PER SERVING

385 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 43g, fat 23 g, saturated fat 12g, fibre 2g, sugar 31g, salt 0.22 g

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