bakewell bites

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 6 tbsp artificial sweetener
• 25g low-fat margarine
• 113g glacé cherries
• 60g self-raising flour
• 6-7 drops almond essence
• 4 level tsp icing sugar
• a drop of pink food colouring

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C Fan/Gas 4. Line 16 mini-muffin tins with paper cases. In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, artificial sweetener and low-fat margarine until thick and frothy. Finely chop the glacé cherries and add most of them to the bowl with the flour and 3-4 drops of almond essence and mix.
2. Spoon the mixture into the paper cases and bake for 15-20 minutes until firm and golden. Leave to cool.
3. Meanwhile, mix together the icing sugar, remaining almond essence, pink food colouring and a few drops of water to make a smooth paste.
4. Top the Bakewell bites with a few chopped glacé cherries and drizzle over the almond icing.

Tip: Replace the cherries with 75g finely chopped banana for a deliciously tasty alternative - and reduce the Syns to 1½ per cake bite.

This recipe is not suitable for home freezing.