This is a simple recipe that can be whipped up in a short time. I like to use tart green apples, which balance the sugar nicely, and sprinkle a good teaspoon
Venetian apple cake
Fortified & fine
When I was young, my parents had a couple of decanters of sherry in the drinks cupboard — the norm for their generation, it seemed. It would be poured ceremoniously on the rare occasions we had guests, which meant it stayed open for weeks. But this c