Christmas Cake Parfaits

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups fruitcake, finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons dark rum (or to taste)
• 1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened slightly
• 1/2 cup heavy cream, well chilled
• candied fruit, for garnish if desired (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, toss the fruitcake in the rum and let it stand for 10 minutes.
• 2 in each of six 6-ounce parfait glasses, make layers of the softened ice cream and the fruitcake mixture, beginning with a layer of ice cream and ending with a layer of fruitcake.
• 3 freeze the filled parfait glasses, covering loosely, for at least 30 minutes and up to 24 hours. (note: if freezing for longer than 2 hours, let the parfaits stand at room temperature for 5 to 10 minutes to soften slightly before serving.
• 4 just before serving, in a chilled bowl, beat the cream until it just holds stiff peaks, transfer it to a pastry bag fitted with a decorative tip and pipe it onto the parfaits.
• 5 garnish the parfaits with candied fruit, if desired.