June Daring Bakers' challenge, Bakewell Tart...er...Pudding

The June Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Jasmine of Confessions of a Cardamom Addict and Annemarie of Ambrosia and Nectar. They chose a Traditional (UK) Bakewell Tart... er... pudding that was inspired by a rich baking history dating back to the 1800's in England.
Bakewell tarts…er…puddings combine a number of dessert elements but still let you show off your area’s seasonal fruits.
Like many regional dishes there’s no “one way” to make a Bakewell Tart…er…Pudding, but most of today’s versions fall within one of two types. The first is the “pudding” where a layer of jam is covered by an almondy pastry cream and baked in puff pastry. The second is the “tart” where a rich shortcrust pastry holds jam and an almondy sponge cake-like filling.
The version we’re daring you to make is a combination of the two: a sweet almond-flavoured shortcrust pastry, frangipane and jam.

This is my first challenge as well as my first attempt at a blog. Please bear with me, my fingers are crossed!

The tart was wonderful! I have made similar mini tarts before, not with the jam layer but with an almond/powdered sugar frosting. For the challenge I used a cranberry marmalade for the jam layer. I have been pressed for time this month-- and was disappointed in myself for waiting until the end and being even more rushed. Hopefully I will be able to give the challenge a LOT more time in the future!

I took one less than stellar picture-- but again, this is all very new to me.

So, now I need to figure out how to post the picture and get it all submitted to the blog roll.

Yikes. So far, I think it is working :)

Happy Baking!