½ bunch basil, roughly chopped
200g/7oz fresh cranberries
200g/7oz pomegranate seeds
250g/9oz brandy mincemeat
2 sticks crystallised angelica, thinly sliced
400g/14oz caster sugar
100²µ/3½´Ç³ú caster sugar
20 glacé cherries, chopped
200ml/7fl oz sugar syrup
4 free-range egg whites
1 litre/1¾ pints vanilla ice cream
200ml/7fl oz dark rum
20cm/8in round vanilla sponge cake, cooled