Which British dessert is a baked pudding of breadcrumbs, raspberry jam, custard, and meringue?

Queen of puddings is a British baked dessert made from a breadcrumb custard base, raspberry jam, and a meringue topping.

The pudding begins with breadcrumbs baked in a sweet milk-and-egg custard. A layer of raspberry jam is spread over the set base, and the dessert is finished with meringue before being returned to the oven. The result combines soft custard, tart fruit, and a light, browned topping.

The dish became especially associated with home cookery during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, when breadcrumbs were a practical way to use leftover bread. Its name has inspired several stories, but no single royal origin is firmly established.

Queen of puddings is different from bread and butter pudding: the former is usually topped with meringue and jam, while the latter uses buttered bread and often dried fruit.