Ottolenghi Prune and Walnut Cake Recipe | Christmas Desserts

Ingredients

• 250g pitted prunes, quartered
• 100ml Armagnac (or brandy)
• 1½ tsp finely grated orange zest (1 orange)
• 300g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 200g unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus extra for greasing
• 200g caster sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 230g crème fraîche, removed from the fridge 30 minutes before needed
• Icing sugar, for dusting
• 40g (or 60g) soft light brown sugar
• 2 tsp (or 1 tbsp) ground cinnamon
• 40g (or 60g) walnut halves, roughly chopped into 0.5cm pieces
• ⅛ tsp salt