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Poinsettia Christmas Cake

December 17, 2012 by Jenn

 I’ve got one last Christmasy idea for you before the big day next week!  If you’re one of our 11,000 subscribers on YouTube, you’ve already seen this (and thank you for subscribing!), but in the hustle and bustle of this fall, I am finally getting this up on the blog. 

In this video, we are using Photofrost frosting sheets, and our Cricut Cake to make multiple layered poinsettia leaves.  There are lots of steps to this cake, and it comes out stunning, and perfect for the holidays!

Photofrost contacted us about making a cake using their coloured frosting sheets, and knowing that we had Christmas videos to film, we brainstormed a cake that would work for both sides: a cake that would show off Photofrost’s product, and one that we could do showcasing our Cricut cake. 

You can bake any cake for this one, what I did was bake three layers (two vanilla, one red velvet) of eight inch cake, to give the cake height in order to ensure that the poinsettia’s that border the bottom of the cake were not cramped along the bottom or too high to the top.

To make this cake, you will need: frosting sheets (red and green), 3×8″ cake layers, Cricut Cake (or flower tracer/scissors).

Have look-see of the video, and let me know if you have any questions!

Happy Holidays!

Poinsettia Cake

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Christmas Tree Sugar Cookies

December 11, 2012 by Jenn

I’m going to assume that anyone reading this post has seen the hands-down most fabulous Christmas movie to ever fill theatres and home TV screens . . . National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation!  It is my number one favourite Christmas movie, and every year, I HAVE to watch it at least once.  I am such a nerd and have watched it so many times, I can quote half of the movie, and my favourite quote is “Little full, lotta sap”.  It kills me everytime I watch it. 

This year, I am proud to say that my family is finally taking after the Griswolds.  My sister-in-law posted this picture on Facebook with the caption “That went well.”  

I had to share this with everyone because it is so funny.  L’s losing his mind.  E’s wanting off so badly.  My brother’s trying to get out of the picture and Santa has no idea what is going on . . or he’s swinging at my brother! 

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Reindeer Sugar Christmas Cookies

December 11, 2012 by Jenn

 

For these cookies, you’re going to need to check out previous posts/videos… Sugar Cookies (one batch of dough) and Royal Icing (coloured in brown, and red).

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Santa Belly Sugar Christmas Cookies

December 11, 2012 by Jenn

This has got to be the cutest cookie I have stumbled upon on Pinterest!  As soon as I saw it, I knew I had to recreate it! 

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Flooding Sugar Cookies

December 11, 2012 by Jenn

Decorating with royal icing is a learned art.  There are hundreds of blogs dedicated to cookie icing and decorating.  I, by no means claim to be a master of royal icing cookie decoration, but I want to show you how easy it is if you break down the process.  The most important element to master, and to remember before you start, is that the consistency of the icing is most important.  If the royal icing is too thin, it can run off the cookie, blend with other colours etc, or if it is too stiff you won’t get the smooth, uniform appearance that a flooded cookie should have.  

In this video, I show you how find the proper consistency of the icing for flooding, how to flood it, and how to fill in any gaps that might be left.

In the following posts, I will be covering three different ways to use royal icing to decorate the sugar cookies I showed you how to make in a previous post found HERE.  How to make Royal Icing can be found HERE and you will need one batch of it, coloured in any colour that you want.  If you intend to make the Santa belly cookies, you will need to colour your flooding icing red.

Santa’s Belly Sugar Christmas Cookies

Christmas Tree

Reindeer Sugar Cookies

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Eggnog Cupcakes

December 10, 2012 by Jenn

Eggnog is a treat that has always signified Christmas to me.  I can remember from a young age as soon as the eggnog came out, Christmas had begun!  Yes, it’s full of fat, and if you make it from scratch it has raw eggs in it, but just ignore those small, insignificant details :).  Now, as an adult (really? How did that happen?) I love it with a little shot of spiced rum, on ice, and it’s heaven in a cup.  I do have to admit that as much as I love eggnog, I find it extremely “commercial” that it is now coming out in grocery stores immediately after Halloween.  Seriously, do we really need the indulgence of eggnog for two months instead of one?

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Pumpkin Shaped Cake

October 18, 2012 by Jenn

I’ve got one more Fall video to show you!  Please bear with me, it’s one of my favourite times of the year . . .Eeek!!  

This is an idea that I saw on Pinterest . . . where did our ideas come from prior to Pinterest??  Seriously . . . did we have to use our brains and think like individuals or something?  Phewf, glad that is over with.  

To make this pumpkin shaped cake, what you’re going to need is a bundt pan, two batches of any flavour of cake batter and coloured buttercream (we have all of these videos up on our channel if you need recipes).  Using the bundt pan, you’re going to bake each recipe of cake batter, let them cool, level them off, put them on top of each other, and then ice it like a pumpkin!  Easy and cute!

Now, if that confuses you, just watch the video and it will all make sense.  Enjoy!

 

 One person on our YouTube channel suggested that you pipe a face on it to make it look like a jack-o-lantern . . . that would be so cute as well!  

Pumpkin Shaped Cake

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Spider Web Halloween Cupcakes

October 12, 2012 by Jenn

I have exciting news . . . P and I have a pet!  Of course we have Ruby already, but since I got her before I met P, we’ve been looking to find one that both of us choose together!  

We’ve been hiding our pet in the garage all summer, and he (we think he’s a he) actually found us!  Herman (our pet) appeared one day in the garage window, and stayed there until last weekend when we caught him, and put him in a cage.  He will have a happy life in his cage, with branches, freshly sprayed water, and corn padding liner.  Herman is a Diamond Back SPIDER!  Yes, we have a pet spider . . . and yes, he is our pet.  He gets talked to, put in the sun, watered and fed (nasty, dirty, gross stinkbugs!) It started out as a joke, but now its kind of nice 🙂  

With spiders on the mind constantly at home, and at school (you can’t teach Kindergarten in October without studying spiders!).  I was bound to come up with a tutorial for a spider themed cupcake.  

This video is dead easy way to have people impressed with your decorating skills!  

You will need two colours of buttercream . . . I chose orange and black for Halloween purposes obviously, but you could use any two colours.  ** by the way, when did purple become a Halloween “colour”?  

I hope you enjoy the video . . . and I will send your well wishes to Herman, because I know you’re happy for us 😉

 

Spider Web Cupcakes

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