Put the lid on the slow cooker and cook for 10 hours. Remove from the slow cooker and set aside to cool. Cover the pudding with dry paper and foil, if needed, and set aside to mature. To reheat ...

Stir in the soaked fruit and spice. Grease the two pudding basins and divide the mix between them. Add coins now if using. Cut two circles of greaseproof paper to cover the top of the pudding and ...

Meanwhile, fill a large bowl with ice and set another heatproof ... cover with another piece of baking paper and cut a piece of cardboard to put on top of the pudding in the tin.