1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cover prunes with water and simmer 20 minutes or until tender. Drain, reserving 2/3 cup of the liquid, adding more water if necessary. Pit and chop prunes. 2. Sift ...

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (or 160°C fan bake). Grease and line a 22cm cake tin. 2. Put the prunes in a saucepan with 1 cup of water, bring to the boil and boil for 1 minute. Pour the prunes into a ...

A few weeks ago, Monroe reader Mary Huber asked for our help, explaining, “The prune upside-down cake my mother used to make was brought to my memory recently. I don’t have her recipe, and have ...

★ Place the prunes in a large bowl, pour over the armagnac or brandy, loosely cover and set aside overnight. If you remember, give the fruit a stir at some point. ★ Preheat the oven to 140C/120C ...

Turn some baby-food prunes into a delicious prune cake. Gloria Hube of Riviera Beach asked for a recipe, and chef Gilles Syglowski chose the one sent in by Sandy Nank of McHenry, Ill., who wrote that ...

Now that we’ve had a chance to try a prune upside-down cake, let’s have a go at making a prune right-side-up cake. Happily, we have not just one, but two versions to choose from. Weirdly, but not ...

Curious Cook still has readers' recipes to share for Prune Cake. The variations are amazing. The response to the request was overwhelming and we thank all who sent their favorite Prune Cake recipes.

Try this luxuriantly rich alternative to Christmas pud, heavy with buttery nuts, prunes and dark chocolate Tamal Ray’s alternative Christmas pud recipe The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We ...