Monthly Archives: December 2011

Day 3 – How to make Fudge (with a Christmas twist of course)

On the third day of Christmas The Pink Whisk sent to me…..Christmas… Read more...

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Day 2 – Father Christmas Cookie Lollies

Father Christmas Cookie Lollies

On the second day of Christmas The Pink Whisk sent to me…..Father Christmas Cookie Lollies (and if you’re not singing – why not?)

You will need:

1 batch of Vanilla Sugar Cookie Dough

Lolly sticks

Sugarpaste in peach or pink, red and black (or a black icing pen)

White edible ribbon (Renshaws) or white sugarpaste

Royal icing

Pink lustre dust for the cheeks (optional)

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Day 1 – Ideas for Decorating your Christmas Cake

On the first day of Christmas The Pink Whisk sent to me (singing please!)…..Ideas for Decorating your Christmas Cake.

Stars and Sparkle Christmas Tree Cake

Hurrah!  For me, Christmas starts on the 1st December, I have to be held back until today before festooning everything in sparkles and fairy lights because I’m a Christmas nut!… Read more...

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Stars and Sparkle Christmas Tree Cake

Stars and Sparkle Christmas Tree Cake

 You will need:

1 x Cake, marzipanned and covered with white sugarpaste, instructions on how to here

Sugarpaste, white and dark blue

Small sugarpaste star cutters  and medium star cutters

Silver balls

Edible cake sparkles in white

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Gingerbread Man Cake

Gingerbread Man CakeYou will need:

1 x Cake, marzipanned and covered with white sugarpaste as per the instructions here

Sugarpaste in red, white and green

Chocolate sugarpaste (or regular sugarpaste coloured brown)

Royal Icing

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Holly Wreath Cake

Holly Wreath CakeYou will need:

1 x cake marzipanned and covered with white sugarpaste, instructions on how to here

Green, white and red sugarpaste

Round fluted cutter

Edible red glitter

Steak knife

To create the two shades of green, take equal amounts of the green and white and knead together until fully combined.  … Read more...

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