Fancy a really indulgent breakfast, brunch or maybe a quick and easy dessert? Then look no further,

This recipe serves four but it can be adjusted easily for one or two! It’s most certainly naughty – but oh so nice!!! And you can always sweep the guilt aside by consoling yourself with the fact that you’re using stale bread.

This sounds an incredibly odd combination but bearing in mind we all happily eat carrot cake and, during the war when sugar was rationed, many a desperate housewife with confectionary starved kids turned to sweeter root vegetables as a substitute, for example carrot, parsnip and beetroot, then maybe it's not as weird as it sounds

This recipe is classed as "easy". I wouldn't rate it as such myself, but it's ideal for a more experienced cake cook. It involves quite a bit of preparation and organisation but it's perfect for a Sunday afternoon tea or as a dessert if you're having friends round for dinner.