Honeyed Kumquat Pudding

The most enchanting sight on a trip to Israel was the kumquat orchards — rows of perfect little trees laden with their small, sweet and sharp fruit, which looked from a distance like shining gold coins weighing down the delicate branches. It seemed like a scene from a children’s fairy story in which we were giants walking among the trees, eating the magic fruit.

On my return to England I made this upside-down pudding cake to remind me of that day. Serve with cream or crème fraîche.<