Frozen Pudding

Ingredients

½ cup	Almonds, or hazelnuts
6 Tbsp	Brandy
¾ cup	Dried fruit (Main)
2	Eggs, whites
½ cup	Caster sugar
1 ½ cups	Cream

Directions

1. Combine the dried fruit and brandy and stand for one hour. Lightly toast the nuts then finely chop.
2. Beat the egg whites until frothy. Gradually beat in four tablespoons of the caster sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form.
3. Whip the cream lightly and beat in the remaining sugar. Combine the nuts and dried fruit.
4. Fold the meringue and fruit mixture into the whipped cream. Line a five-cup pudding basin with plastic film.
5. Spoon in the mixture. Cover and freeze until firm.
6. To serve, upturn on a serving plate, pipe with whipped cream and decorate with cherries.