{"id":25019,"date":"2026-10-21T16:35:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T16:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/?p=25019"},"modified":"2026-10-21T16:36:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T16:36:20","slug":"%f0%9f%8d%92-iced-cherry-bakewell-traybake-%f0%9f%8d%b0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/?p=25019","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udf52 **Iced Cherry Bakewell Traybake** \ud83c\udf70"},"content":{"rendered":"

A buttery almond sponge, sweet raspberry jam, juicy cherries, and a smooth layer of icing\u2014this classic Bakewell-inspired traybake is the kind of treat that disappears fast! \"\ud83d\ude0d\"<\/span>

**Prep Time:** 20 minutes
**Bake Time:** 30\u201335 minutes
**Serves:** 12

**Ingredients**

**For the traybake:**
– 1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter, softened
– \u00be cup (150 g) granulated sugar
– 3 large eggs
– 1 teaspoon almond extract
– 1 cup (120 g) all-purpose flour
– 1 cup (100 g) ground almonds
– 1\u00bd teaspoons baking powder
– 2 tablespoons milk
– \u00bd cup raspberry jam
– \u00bd cup pitted glac\u00e9 cherries, chopped

**For the icing:**
– 1\u00bd cups (180 g) powdered sugar
– 2\u20133 tablespoons milk or water
– \u00bd teaspoon almond extract
– Glac\u00e9 cherries, for decorating
– Flaked almonds, optional

**Steps**

1. Preheat the oven to **350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C)**. Line an 8\u00d78-inch or similar square baking pan with parchment paper.
2. Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in the almond extract.
4. Fold in the flour, ground almonds, and baking powder. Add the milk and mix until just combined.
5. Spread half of the batter into the prepared pan.
6. Warm the raspberry jam slightly and spread it gently over the batter. Sprinkle with chopped cherries.
7. Spoon the remaining batter over the top and carefully spread it into an even layer.
8. Bake for **30\u201335 minutes**, or until golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
9. Let cool completely in the pan.
10. Mix the powdered sugar with the milk and almond extract to make a thick, spreadable icing.
11. Spread the icing over the cooled cake. Decorate with glac\u00e9 cherries and flaked almonds.
12. Allow the icing to set, then cut into squares and enjoy! \"\ud83c\udf52\"<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A buttery almond sponge, sweet raspberry jam, juicy cherries, and a smooth layer of icing\u2014this classic Bakewell-inspired traybake is the kind of treat that disappears fast! **Prep Time:** 20 minutes**Bake Time:** 30\u201335 minutes**Serves:** 12**Ingredients****For the traybake:**– 1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter, softened– \u00be cup (150 g) granulated sugar– 3 large eggs– 1 teaspoon almond …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25019"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25021,"href":"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25019\/revisions\/25021"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/25022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}