Bakewell tart

/ ˈbeɪkwɛl /

noun

1. an open tart having a pastry base and a layer of jam and filled with almond-flavoured sponge cake

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bakewell tart¹

C19: named after Bakewell , Derbyshire

Example Sentences

I love many British pastries but became particularly and pleasantly obsessed with Dobes’ Bakewell tart — an almond frangipane topping and pastry base sandwiching a layer of raspberry jam.

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“I’m unhappy with both Robert Wilson and Peter Salmon’s prospectuses, and don’t feel they merit the use of the OBO’s limited bakewell tart budget,” types David Hopkins, reaching deep into the biscuit barrel.

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But it was a few years after that when I discovered my new preferred way to enjoy it: Bakewell tart.

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Along with true British scones, Battenberg cake, good tea and rose and violet creams from Fortnum & Mason, Bakewell tart now sits among my favorite things of English origin — after Jane Austen and “Downton Abbey.”

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In fact, seeing a recipe in “The Official Downton Abbey Afternoon Tea Cookbook,” a recent release, is what finally inspired me to make Bakewell tart at home.

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