Description
A delicious and simple recipe for berry studded friands topped with a lovely buttercream and fresh berries. Great for a special occasion.
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Ingredients
Berry friands:
- 2/3 cup (100 grams) plain flour
- 1 2/3 cups CSR Soft Icing Mixture
- 1 cup (125 grams) almond meal (ground almonds)
- 6 egg whites, whisked until frothy
- 160 grams butter, melted and slightly cooled
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (or extract)
- zest of 1 lemon
- 125 grams mixed berries (raspberries and blueberries)
Buttercream:
- 1 x 250 gram CSR All Natural Buttercream Icing Mix Strawberry
- 160 grams butter
- 3 teaspoons water
- To decorate: 125 grams fresh berries, CSR Soft Icing Mixture to dust
Instructions
To make the berry friands:
- Preheat oven to 180 C (350 F) and grease 10 holes of a friand tin. Set aside.
- Sift the flour and icing mixture into a large bowl.
- Add the almond meal and whisk to combine.
- Add the egg whites, melted butter, vanilla and lemon zest and whisk to combine.
- Evenly divide the batter between the prepared tin.
- Top each friand with a few berries.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer inserted removes cleanly.
- Allow the friands to cool for 5 minutes before carefully removing from the tin and place on a wire rack to cool completely.
To make the buttercream:
- Using an electric mixer, beat the butter until pale.
- Gradually add buttercream icing mix and water, beating continuously until smooth, approximately 3-5 minutes.
- Top each friand with a generous spoonful of buttercream, top with berries and dust with icing sugar. Enjoy x
Notes
The friands are freezer friendly.
The buttercream can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator until required.
Fresh or frozen berries work perfectly in this recipe.
- Category: Baking
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Keywords: french tea cakes