Lisa Faulkner served up a delicious spiced fruit Charlotte loaf with apple, mulled wine and winter berries Christmas dessert on Lorraine.

The ingredients: 50g butter, 8 eating apples (Granny Smiths and Braeburn work well) peeled, cored and chopped, 2 -3 tbsp caster sugar, 1 sachet mulled wine spices, 100g frozen forest fruits blackberries/cherries, 10-13 slices white bread, crusts cut off and 60g melted butter for spreading.

Optional: Icing sugar to dust, Double cream and coffee cream liqueur or ice cream.

See recipes by Lisa in her book titled : Tea and Cake with Lisa Faulkner available from Amazon now.