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Ingredients (Makes 12) 200 g plain chocolate50 g unsalted butter225 g light or Genoa-style fruitcake, crumbled2 tsp mixed spice12 plastic lolly sticks50 g white chocolate chips25 g green coloured read

SERVES 6 PREP 20 mins plus chilling NO COOK EASY 50ml gin2½ tsp dry vermouth1 lemon, zested and juiced90g pitted green olives from a jar,plus 1 tbsp of the brinelarge pinch of caster sugar3 tbsp extra

Amaretto is a sweet, almond-flavoured Italian liqueur that is most famously used in an amaretto sour but also pairs really well with dark spirits like whisky. Here we’ve used it in an old fashioned to

■ Serves 8 ■ 20 mins plus 1 hr chilling ■ Cook 5 mins 50g frozen mixed berries4 tbsp golden caster sugar4 tbsp crème de cassisabout 250g madeira cake, sliced250g mascarpone500g fresh custard2 tsp vani

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