Whisk together 500ml custard, 100g Percy Pig dessert sauce and a few drops of pink food colouring, then spoon into the trifle bowl, smoothing on top. Last month, The Grocer reported that copycat products were ”artificially hiking prices in cost of living crisis”, according to evidence sent to Trading Standards and the Competition & Markets Authority by the British Brands Group.

Lawyers for M&S said in November last year that the Pigs Mugs sweets were so similar to Percy Pigs that shoppers may buy the Swizzels brand by accident. Whisk the remaining cream until soft peaks have formed. Spoon over the custard, using a spatula to create soft peaks. Fancy the sweetest slice of Percy Pig flavour? Try my delicious giant cookie idea, which stars a biscuit base, Percy Pig dessert sauce, buttercream and our multicoloured Party Percys.Whisk in pink or red food colouring, if using– a few drops should be all that is required to give a light pink colour – then fold through the mini marshmallows and white chocolate chunks.

Lawyers even submitted a photo of a customer who had a Percy Pig tattoo as evidence of its cult following, the newspaper reported.Whisk in the egg and the egg yolk, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed until fully incorporated. Add the Percy Pig dessert sauce and whisk. Last year, it started legal action against Aldi over its Cuthbert the Caterpillar cake, which it claimed was similar infringed its trademark for its famous Colin the Caterpillar. For the buttercream, beat together the butter, dessert sauce, icing sugar and milk until smooth. Gradually add drops of pink or red food colouring, mixing after each addition, until the buttercream is as pink as Percy. Pour the mix onto the pizza pan or into the lined tin and level the top.Bake for 25 minutes, then remove from the oven andleave to cool.

Lawyers for the high street chain had claimed that the two sweets’ designs were so similar that its customers might have bought the wrong item in error. An M&S spokesman said: “M&S has a proud history as a leading British innovator and for over 136 years customers have turned to M&S for unique, original, quality products – conceived, created and developed alongside trusted suppliers and produced to the highest standards.

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Percy is not immune to controversy, however, causing a stir in 2019 when M&S changed the recipe to remove gelatine and make him vegetarian, prompting complaints of a deterioration in flavour.