Booze-soaked Sponge.......

 

another 'find' ....at the back of the fridge.....a jar of maraschino cherries that had been marinating for a couple of years..in Cointreau......I felt compelled to pour the Cointreau over some leftover sponge cake, add a dollop of whipped cream and surmount this bread pudding, of sorts, with a boozy cherry........

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