Dessert  Recipes - Christmas Bombe Recipe

Ingredients

• 100 g/4 oz/2/3 cup dried mixed fruit (fruit cake mix)

• 50 g/2 oz/1/2 cup glace (candied) cherries, chopped

• 30 ml/2 tbsp brandy

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp mixed (apple-pie) spice

• 500 ml/17 fl oz/2 1/4  cups any vanilla ice cream, slightly softened

• 90 ml/6 tbsp double (heavy) cream, lightly whipped

• 50 g/2 oz/1/2 cup toasted, chopped mixed nuts

• A holly sprig, to decorate

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Method:

1. Put the dried fruit and cherries in a bowl and mix in the brandy and spice. Cover with Clingfilm (plastic wrap) and leave to soak for 3 hours or overnight.

2. Mash the ice cream briefly and fold in the cream, soaked fruit and nuts. Turn into a 1 liter/4 1/4 cup pudding basin. Cover and freeze until firm.

3. When ready to serve, loosen the edge. stand the basin briefly in hot water, then turn out, decorate with a holly sprig and serve.