Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hardbake \Hard"bake`\, n.
   A sweetmeat of boiled brown sugar or molasses made with
   almonds, and flavored with orange or lemon juice, etc.
   --Thackeray.

Source : WordNet®

hardbake
     n : a British sweet made with molasses and butter and almonds