Mini Madeira Prune Cakes with Madeira Sherbet and Syrup

Name: Mini Madeira Prune Cakes with Madeira Sherbet and Syrup
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 175 g (6 oz) caster sugar; 175 g (6 oz) butter; 3 eggs, beaten; 175 g (6 oz) plain flour; 6 portions of Madeira Sherbet; 175 g (6 oz) chopped prunes; 12 tablespoons Madeira Syrup; The finely grated zest of 2 lemons

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Fabulous Food

By Gary Rhodes

Published 1997

About

This is a basic Madeira cake recipe, but with the addition of chopped prunes. The prunes give another flavour and also add moistness to the texture. This recipe doesn’t have to be for mini cakes; an 15 cm (6 in) cake tin can be used and the prunes can be left in or out.

Ingredients

175 g (6 oz) butter
175 g (6

Europe
United Kingdom
Dessert
England
Vegetarian

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4. Butter six pastry rings, 7.5 cm (3 in) in diamete