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By Anna, 24 September, 2010 4:37 pm

This is such an easy version of Tiramisu and as it’s egg-free, you can relax when serving it to a crowd of elderly, infirm or infants humans. It is always received rapturously – over the years I’ve been making it, the only person who didn’t like it didn’t like coffee or alcoholic desserts, so I’m not sure that even counts. I have recorded the doubled size because it feeds so many people, but if you don’t have that many to feed, simply halve the quantities. Incidentally, the crystal bowl I use has a diameter of 9″ and a depth of 4″ and this recipe fills the bowl.
It takes a short time to prepare and will sit happily in the fridge – indeed it’s best when refrigerated overnight prior to serving, so as make-ahead desserts go, it’s another great one for your recipe file. Make it and enjoy the compliments!

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By Anna, 30 March, 2010 8:49 am

This Sticky Date cake is effectively a boiled fruit cake, but as it’s egg-free and uses a tin of condensed milk, I was intrigued. It’s a recipe from ‘The Hairy Bikers: Mums know best’ and was given to them by someone they met. When Mum looked at the recipe, she recognised it as one of Delia Smith’s, so if ever you needed evidence that recipes do the rounds, then here you have it.

I have to say, I’m not sure that ‘sticky’ is the perfect word. It is sticky, but more than that, it’s moist and flavourful. The condensed milk gives it a hint of caramel and richness. As I say so frequently that I bore even myself, it is easy to do. It’s fun to do too – not least because the unappetising gunk in the saucepan transforms into quite possibly the nicest fruitcake ever.

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