Treats
Day 12 – Golden Christmas Meringues
On the twelfth and last day of The Pink Whisk Christmas I’m sending you …..
Day 11 – Pork Pies with Cranberry Jelly
On the eleventh day of Christmas The Pink Whisk sent to me…..Pork Pies with Cranberry Jelly.
(She’s nearly collapsed in a heap getting all these recipes done – but the taste testing has been fun!)
The cranberry jelly in these pies makes for something really lovely – a sweetish jelly with the tasty pork filling and crunchy crisp hot water crust pastry.
Day 10 – Reindeer Cake Pops & Marzipan Balls
On the tenth day of Christmas The Pink Whisk sent to me…..Reindeer Cake Pops
(or Marzipan Balls if you can’t be faffed with the whole cake pop malarkey!)
and the chance to win some lovely chocolate from Cadbury Gifts Direct too x
You will need:
Cake Pops – cake and buttercream or Marzipan
300g Milk Chocolate
Antlers – Wafer Antlers by Hollys Cupcakes here or Pretzels
Noses – Red (or Pink Whisk) Smarties
Eyes – Dr Oetker Polka Dots or white ready to roll icing
Cake pops are fiddly blighters and I thought I’d try these with both cake pop mixture and marzipan (separately not together!)
Day 9 – Mini Beef Empanadas
On the ninth day of Christmas The Pink Whisk sent to me…..Mini Beef Empanadas
Makes 20 Small or 8 full size.
Ingredients:
Pastry
225g plain flour
1/2 tsp turmeric
1 tsp baking powder
50g butter
50g lard
Cold water to combine (70-90ml)
Filling
225g lean minced beef
1 onion, diced
2tbps oil
1/2 tsp cumin
1 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp turmeric
100ml beef stock
1 egg, beaten for glaze
Begin by making the pastry.
Day 8 – Baileys Pastry Mince Pies
On the eighth day of Christmas The Pink Whisk sent to me…..Baileys Pastry Mince Pies – oh yes indeed!
I didn’t think you could beat mince pies made with zesty pastry (recipe here) turns out you can – with Baileys Pastry!
Day 7 – Pastry Spoons
On the seventh day of Christmas The Pink Whisk sent to me…..Pastry Spoons.
These make perfect canapes for your dinner parties or posh do’s – well I think they are, if I was a posh girl hosting a score of parties then this is what I’d go for.
Day 6 – Coconut & Passionfruit Cakes
On the sixth day of Christmas The Pink Whisk sent to me…..Coconut and Passionfruit Cakes.
Although not Christmassy in flavour sometimes it makes a nice change to indulge in something fruity and these are certainly delicious – they look to me like snowy peaked mountains too!
Day 5 – Paper Cup Christmas Cakes
On the fifth day of Christmas The Pink Whisk sent to me…..Individual paper cup christmas cakes! Perfect for a gift, for school fairs and all sorts x
I know we’ve made Christmas cakes already but these are so cute I couldn’t resist adding them in to the 12 days of Christmas.
Day 4 – Parmesan and Poppy Seed Crackers
On the fourth day of Christmas The Pink Whisk sent to me…..Parmesan and Poppy Seed Crackers – perfect for your cheeseboard!
Makes 24 thick crackers.
Ingredients:
300g plain flour
2tsp baking powder
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp onion salt
115g butter
2 tbsps vegetable/sunflower oil
2 tbsps poppy seeds
130ml water
30g parmesan cheese
Begin by adding the flour, baking powder, sugar and onion salt to the bowl of a food processor.
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 Pudding Fudge
Of course you can make any flavour you like and I’ll show you how!
Just a word of warning – it’s hot, very very hot please don’t burn yourself and keep the kids well out of the way.
