Pistachio pudding cake, also known as Watergate ... but I do think they look really pretty on a slice of this cake, especially for Christmas. Some people add coconut to this recipe.

This conceals the fact that this Christmas dessert ... roughly into 1cm slices, then use about a third of these to line the bottom of a 23cm/9in springform cake tin. Tear off pieces to fit so ...

Serve the cake in slices with a scoop of ice cream and ... Simply let it soften for 30 minutes in a cool room before mixing in the Christmas pudding and returning it to the freezer.

About 40 years ago, I started using the leftover Christmas cake or lump of Christmas ... unwrap the ice-cream pudding or loaf and either turn it out to serve in slices or scoop it from the tin.

And while that’s still the case, I’m partial to a small slice of Christmas pudding to mark the occasion. Combined with some double cream, the mix of fruits and spices makes for a suitably fest ...