Description
An interesting use for left over christmas cake. From gourmet magazine's december 1985 issue. This is an excellent dessert to serve for a boxing day dinner.
Ingredients
- Fruitcake
- Dark Rum
- Vanilla Ice Cream
- Heavy Cream
- Candied Fruit
Instructions
- In a bowl, toss the fruitcake in the rum and let it stand for 10 minutes
- In each of six 6-ounce parfait glasses, make layers of the softened ice cream and the fruitcake mixture, beginning with a layer of ice cream and ending with a layer of fruitcake
- Freeze the filled parfait glasses, covering loosely, for at least 30 minutes and up to 24 hours
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- Just before serving, in a chilled bowl, beat the cream until it just holds stiff peaks, transfer it to a pastry bag fitted with a decorative
- Garnish the parfaits with candied fruit, if desired