Stir in the alcohol, vanilla seeds (or extract ... leaving any excess hanging over the edge. Slice each Madeira cake into eight 2cm/¾in slices. Stir the reserved quarter of berries gently ...

Michelle Madeira Fontes, 42, of Brockton, was charged with two counts of larceny by false pretenses at her arraignment ...

The best fruit cakes are matured for at least a month and moistened or ‘fed’ from time to time with alcohol such as sherry, Madeira or brandy. Fruit cakes made solely from dried fruit will ...