Iced Prune & Armagnac Parfait

The prunes in this dish are cooked with sugar to a preserve consistency, before being macerated in Armagnac. You could also use brandy or rum to ring the flavour changes. You can make the Victoria sponge or buy a ready-made sponge base if you are in a hurry, since it is soaked with the alcohol and prune syrup. Buy the ready-stoned California prunes that need no prior soaking.