Simnel Pudding

As lovely as yeast leavened cakes are they do not have the keeping power of other cakes. This is a great way to use up any left over Simnel cake or any other type of saffron bun (and yes it is essentially a riff on bread and butter pudding). If you are using an unfruited saffron bun (like the Sarah Harrison variety) scatter over 50-75 g / 2-3 oz dried fruit like currants or raisins. I like to add a little saffron to the ‘custard’ but you can omit this if y