Name: Marzipan and orange traybake recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Makes:
Cuisine: Baking
Ingredients: 175g (6oz) butter; 100g (3½ oz) caster sugar; 3 medium eggs; 250g (8oz) self-raising flour; Grated zest and chopped flesh of 1 large orange; 250g (8oz) white marzipan, coarsely grated

By GoodtoKnow

published 18 July 2019

in Recipes

Bake this tasty, easy teatime treat and freeze it ready-sliced - you can whip out just what you need from the freezer when unexpected visitors drop by.

Ingredients

175g (6oz) butter
100g (3½ oz) caster sugar
3 medium eggs
250g (8oz) self-raising flour
Grated zest and chopped flesh of 1 large orange
250g (8oz) white marzipan, coarsely grated

For the icing:

100g (3½ oz) icing sugar
1-2tbsp orange juice
15g (½ oz) chopped pistachio nuts (or toasted almonds)
Tray bake tin, lined with Bakewell paper

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Method

Set the oven to 180°C (gas mark 4). Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, beat in the eggs, one at a time, with a tbsp of the flour, then beat in the orange zest and roughly chopped orange flesh. Fold in the rest of the flour and half the marzipan.
Spread the mixture into the tin and sprinkle the rest of the marzipan over the top. Bake for 35-40 mins. Leave in the tin for 10 mins to cool, then cool on a wire rack. Cut into 16 slices.

Top Tip for making Marzipan and orange traybake

Top tip: You can use fresh orange juice or concentrated juice from a carton for the icing.

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