Far Breton with prunes

Name: Far Breton with prunes
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 200g pitted prunes; 2 tbsp rum or hot tea; 100g plain flour; 100g caster sugar; 3 eggs; 500ml milk; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 25g butter

A dense, custardy Breton cake baked with soft prunes, lovely warm or cold.

Time1 hr
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.29 a head
Oven180°C (160°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

8 slices

Ingredients

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200 gpitted prunes
2 tbsprum or hot tea
100 gplain flour
100 gcaster sugar
3eggs
500 mlmilk
1 tspvanilla extract
25 gbutter

Method

1
Soak the prunes in the rum or hot tea for 15 minutes. Heat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan).
15 min
2
Butter a 24 cm baking dish and scatter in the drained prunes.
3
Whisk the flour, sugar and eggs in a bowl. Slowly whisk in the milk and vanilla to a smooth thin batter.
4
Pour the batter over the prunes.
5
Bake for 40 minutes until set and golden with a slight dome.
40 min
6
Cool in the dish. Dust with a little sugar if you like.

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