Blood orange fool and Madeira cake

Blood orange fool and Madeira cake

I have to admit that I am a fool for English desserts. Or, as they would say, puddings. Maybe it’s the names. Fool. Syllabub. Posset. Crisp. Mess. Crumble. Not only are they simple, blunt titles, but almost to a tee they are simple to make. Having spent years practising French desserts with sometimes mesmerising degrees of difficulty and names that would not be out of place in