Get motivated in November to make your Christmas pudding to have it mature in time ... rum and stout in a mixing bowl. Stir well to mix, cover and leave for 24 hours to soak.

Leave the cooled pudding in the bowl and seal the top tightly with a tight-fitting lid or plastic wrap. Store in a cool, dry place for up to 6 weeks, feeding it with brandy once a week.

Here’s an easy Christmas pudding recipe that can be prepared at home without much ... Sift combined flours, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon, mixed spice and nutmeg into a large bowl. Add fruit mixture, ...

To make the rocky road Christmas pudding, lightly oil a 1 litre/1¾ pint pudding basin and line it with a sheet of damp baking paper. Sit a heatproof bowl on top of a pan of lightly simmering ...

Sprouts don’t have the best reputation, and not everyone is a fan of Christmas pudding - but ... and then freeze it in a 1.1litre/2 pint pudding bowl. To serve, dip the bowl into hot water ...

Butter a 1tr bowl, then line with two strips of greaseproof ... For the top few layers, make the ‘drip’ effect on the pudding, using the white chocolate balls in a rough pattern.