Blueberry friands

Blueberry Friands are one of my favourite tea-time treats. Made with almonds and fresh blueberries these buttery cakes are always a crowd-pleaser.

I love these simple little cakes. I know they look quite plain, but trust me, they are absolutely delicious. The best thing about them is that they are so easy to make. In Australia, friands are typically baked in small oval cake tins. You can of course bake these in standard muffin pan. Now on the topic of brown butter (beurre noisette) vs melted butter. The brown butter apparently gives a nutty note to the cake. I found that it didn’t make a whole heap of difference worthwhile the effort…

These cute and tasty friands are perfect for Christmas morning.

Blueberry and lemon friands

I love these simple little cakes. I know they look quite plain, but trust me, they are absolutely delicious. The best thing about them is...

These blueberry lemon friands are so perfect, fragrant and very moist and not greasy at all

These soft, moist almond-flavoured cakes are topped with blueberries, but any type of berry could be used. We like to serve friands warm or ...

Blueberry friands with orange zest are a lovely light little almond morsel perfect for afternoon tea. They are best eaten within 2-3 days after baking. Delicious!

A recipe for moist and sweet blueberry and lemon friands.

Once you've tasted these light-as-air cakes, you will be hooked