The 'How to Cheat' Christmas Pudding with Rum and Mascarpone Sauce recipe | Delia Smith

Ingredients

• 5oz (150g) self-raising flour
• 1oz (25g) toasted flaked almonds
• 6oz (175g) currants
• 1 x 411g jar mincemeat
• grated zest of 1 orange
• grated zest of 1 lemon
• icing sugar to dust, if you like
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 rounded teaspoon ground mixed spice
• 2 medium eggs
• 2oz (50g) butter, softened
• 3fl oz (75ml) black treacle
• 4fl oz (120ml) Irish stout
• 2 tablespoons dark rum
• 3oz (75g) Bramley cooking apple, peeled, cored and finely diced
• 3-4 tablespoons dark rum, plus 2 extra for flaming, if you like
• 1 x 250g tub mascarpone
• 1 x 500g tub ready-made fresh custard