Birdy (and Xmas) pick of the week
I have a rather ambitious plan for Christmas baking this week. There's gingerbread snowflake cookies (using my mum's gingerbread recipe and the Peggy Porschen icing designs I learnt at her cake decorating class in London), my mum's apricot balls, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's peppermint creams (I think it's a children's recipe, which suits me fine), and Karen Martini's Florentines.
A cinch, surely. But if I wanted to make things a bit simpler for myself, I might consider whipping up a batch of cupcakes and decorating them with these adorable cupcake decorations by Meri Meri. The Tweet Tweet Cupcake kit, US$11.95, featuring cupcake picks and wrappers in hand-drawn bird designs, would be great for any kind of celebration, while the Tis the Season and Nutcracker Tale Cupcake kits (complete with Mouse King, Clara ballerina and Nutcracker cake picks), would instantly transform plain vanilla cupcakes into suitably festive affairs.
I shall report back on how the baking bonanza goes!
What about you? Are you planning to make any sweet treats for Christmas?
