Description
I usually make a boiled plum pudding for christmas, but the year my mother died, i found i didn't have the christmas spirit to make one in the weeks leading up to christmas. I made this the night before christmas, and it's been a favourite of ours since. I don't think you need christmas as the excuse to eat it-just hot days and 8-10 people to eat it. Prep time doesn't include the standing time, or freezing overnight
Ingredients
- Mixed Dried Fruit
- Glace Cherries
- Glace Apricot
- Glace Pineapple
- Glace Ginger
- Orange Rind
- Grand Marnier
- Brandy
- Vanilla Ice Cream
- Chocolate Chips
- Pecans
- Water
- Cocoa Powder
- Butter
- Soft Brown Sugar
- Dark Semi-sweet Chocolate
Instructions
- Mix fruits, rind liqueur and brandy in a large bowl and set aside for 20 minutes uncovered, stirring occasionally
- Using a spoon, break up the ice-cream in a large bowl
- Add the fruit mix, choc9oate bits and nuts to ice-cream
- Working quickly stir until well mixed
- Line a 9-cup capacity pudding basin or bowl with plastic wrap
- Spoon in the ice-cream mixture
- Smooth the surface
- Cover with plastic wrap
- Freeze over night
- To serve, unmould and cut into wedges
- Serve with chocolate sauce
- Chocolate sauce: place water, cocoa, butter and sugar in a small pan
- Stir over a low heat 4 minutes or until mixture boils and sugar is dissolved
- Remove from the heat and add the chocolate
- Stir until chocolate has melted and mixture is smooth
- Stir in brandy