4 with madeira and ice cream Recipes

sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, mayonnaise, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, grated carrot (about 6 large), chopped pecans, toasted, madeira syrup, vanilla ice cream, garnishes: fresh mint sprigs, fried carrot strip

fresh strawberries, sliced (or fresh berries of your choice), whipping cream, well chilled, your favorite liqueur (try madeira, sherry, amaretto, grand marnier or limoncello), icing sugar , sifted (confectioner s sugar), vanilla extract (or 1/2 tsp rose water), sponge cake, cubes (optional), chocolate curls, to garnish (or lemon curls or sliced almonds or pink rose petals)

cookies, unsalted butter, softened, sugar, vanilla, ground cinnamon, grated lemon zest, flour, melted chocolate mixed with 1/2 tsp melted shortening, plums, unsalted butter, sugar, fresh plums, quartered, juice from 1 lemon, grated lemon zest, madeira, scoops vanilla bean ice cream, fresh mint sprigs and a shaker of powdered sugar