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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Lauren Taylor

HISTORICAL FACTS: Hate christmas pudding try prue leith s leftover christmas cake ice cream | History Defined

Here’s an effective way to use up all that fruit cake - (Ant Duncan)

Great British Bake Off judge and chef Prue Leith says: “Few children like Christmas pudding, but I’ve never met one who didn’t like ice cream. About 40 years ago, I started using the leftover Christmas cake or lump of Christmas pudding in a Christmas dessert made mostly of vanilla ice cream.

“Now everyone expects this version of Christmas ‘pud’. Some years the ice cream is flavoured with leftovers, sometimes I just buy a jar of mincemeat and use that.

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