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Reindeer Christmas Cake

Posted in Celebration Cakes, Christmas, Figure Modelling, Iced Cakes, Spices, tagged , , on December 24, 2018| Leave a Comment »

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This year I had a request from Emily for a reindeer Christmas cake. So I had a look on Pinterest for a few ideas and came across a cute cake that I thought looked great so I adapted it slightly. Click here to see this fun cake.

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Mini Stollen Cupcakes

Posted in Christmas, Cupcakes, Nuts, Spices, tagged , on December 22, 2018| 1 Comment »

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I love stollen, so this recipe using the stollen flavours in a cupcake sounded really yummy. I knew I wouldn’t have time to decorate cupcakes this year so these are perfect. Click here to try this Christmassy cupcake recipe

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Mincemeat Squares with Cranberry Marzipan Streusel Topping

Posted in Christmas, Nuts, Spices, Tray Bakes, Winter, tagged , , on December 21, 2018| Leave a Comment »

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I’ve been desperate to do some Christmas baking, but haven’t found much time with Christmas prep and having a 3 year old a new born baby! So this week while Emily was at nursery I made some time to try a few new Christmas recipes. This one looked nice and easy and perfect as a Christmas pressie for Emily’s hard working nursery staff along with a few other goodies. And of course a few slices for us too! Click here to have a look at this recipe.

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Sugar Plum Gingerbread House

Posted in Biscuits, Christmas, Green, pink, purple, Spices, tagged , , on December 20, 2018| Leave a Comment »

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I didn’t get round to uploading any photos of last years ginger bread house but anyone that’s been to our house in the last year will have seen it! It’s been on the sideboard as a permanent feature all year! There’s no chance we’ll eat it now, but it makes a great Christmas decoration and having had baby Chloe just three weeks ago there certainly won’t be time to make one this year! Click here to see more photos of my magical house.

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Chocolate Orange Christmas Log

Posted in Chocolate, Christmas, Fruit/Veg, gold, Orange, Puddings, Winter, tagged , , on December 13, 2018| Leave a Comment »

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A couple of years ago we hosted Christmas with my sister-in-law, hubby and our nephew, I wanted to make a chocolate log but really wanted to make something slightly different. One of my favourite flavours is chocolate orange which feels like quite a Christmassy flavour, so I adapted a chocolate log recipe and this was the result! Click here to find out more.

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