Christmas Trifle

Ingredients

 * Light fruit cake - 175 g (6 oz) cubed,
 * brandy - 3 tbsp,
 * mandarin oranges - 1 x 295g (10* oz) can drained,
 * Seedless grapes - 175 g (6 oz) halved,
 * custard powder - 4 tbsp,
 * milk - 600 ml (1 pint),
 * Marzipan - 75 g (3 oz) diced,
 * double cream - 200 ml (7 fl oz),
 * Marzipan holly leaves and Berries.

Directions

 * 1) Place the cake in a serving bowl, sprinkle with brandy and add the fruit.
 * 2) Blend the custard powder with a little of the milk.
 * 3) Bring the remaining milk to the boil and pour on to the custard powder mixture stirring well.
 * 4) Return to the pan; bring to the boil stirring. Remove from the heat and stir in the marzipan.
 * 5) Stir until dissolved.
 * 6) Pour the custard over the trifle and leave until cold.
 * 7) Whip the cream until softly stiff and pipe onto the trifle in a criss-cross pattern.
 * 8) Decorate with marzipan leaves and Berries.