Today I did a little Christmas baking, after all, yesterday's Tesco trip should not have been in vain. I had been instructed by my mother-in-law to make some mince pies for the day itself and my brother had asked if I could bring a desert of some kind on Boxing day.
I decided i would make a cake, as it was the perfect excuse to use the cute vintage christmas cake decorations that my Dad gave me when I moved house. He knows me so well - I love vintage things and I love baking!! Also, along the way I managed to find a reason to use the 1970s Icing Sugar Dredger that my Mum and Dad got as a wedding present back in 1976.
Rather than write about it, i'll just show you what happened...
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| Once I had made the cake - it was time for the filling - don't forget to let it cool down though or your buttercream will melt! |
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| Mince Pies a la Kirsty and Phil! Basically using filo pastry instead of shortcrust and adding cranberries and clementines to your mincemeat! |
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| Once the jam and buttercream was put in the middle, I added the marzipan. |
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| Then the icing.... |
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| .... and finally the decorations! |
Merry Christmas everyone!!
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