Crema Catalana (burnt cream) with macerated fruit

Ingredients

• 3 cup cream
• 1 cup milk
• rind 2 lemons, cut into long strips
• 1 cinnamon quill
• 1 vanilla bean, split lengthways
• 200 gram caster sugar, plus extra for topping
• 8 free-range egg yolks
• 1 cup blueberries (optional)
• 1 cup mixed deseeded grapes, halved
• 2 mandarins, segmented
• 250 millilitre muscatel, sherry or sweet wine
• 2 tablespoon honey
• 2 mint leaves, finely sliced
• sliced almonds, lightly toasted, to garnish (see recipe tip)
• icing sugar, to serve
• edible flowers, to garnish (optional)