The filling actually had almond essence in it as well, but I left that out, mainly because I haven???t fully unpacked my spices etc yet, and couldn???t be bothered looking for it!By the way, I am normally a good sleeper, but couldnt last night - this photo was taken at 3am this morning.I am sure that there are lots of great recipes in the Sweet Melissa Baking book, but for me, I wouldn???t make th