Florence White

A Hedgehog Tipsy Cake 18th Century

Gladys Langley, Acton, 1931

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Complex

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By Florence White

Published 1932

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Ingredients

  • A stale oval-shaped sponge or Madeira cake
  • fruit syrup, or wine to soak
  • apricot jam 2

Method

  1. The day before this sweet is required cut the cake to represent the body of a hedgehog, fining off one end to represent the head and nose.
  2. Place the hedgehog in the dish in which it is to be served, scoop a piece out of the middle of the back to form a cup.
  3. Fill this with wine or sweetened fruit juice. (If a piece is not cut out it wi