This recipe also takes well to substitutions: you can use graham or arrowroot crumbs instead of digestives; crabapple or ...

The pink hue and uniform slices of quince paste look nothing like the golden, lumpy fruit as it hangs on a tree during the ...

Use graham or arrowroot crumbs. No quince jelly? Use crabapple or another tart red- or orange-hued jelly. No mascarpone? Use labneh, which will make the cake a little tarter and a little less rich.

Mix the eggs with the quince syrup and add the melted butter and sugar. Add the liquid mix to the flour and gently fold to form a thick cake batter. Pour the batter over the quinces in the cake ...

You can double the amounts if you want a higher cake, but I like it thin so you get plenty of quince per slice. Poached quinces can be easily replaced with poached pear quarters.

This dessert defines an exact moment in the season – the end of autumn and the beginning of winter – and I prepare it as soon as the first quince are ripe. However, with its warm and spicy ...