Twelve Days of Christmas
Day 6 – Coconut & Passionfruit Cakes
On the sixth day of Christmas The Pink Whisk sent to me…..Coconut
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.
Day 2 – 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)
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.
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!
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
Gingerbread Man Cake
You 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
Holly Wreath Cake
You 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.
12 Days of Baking Christmas from The Pink Whisk
12 Christmas baking recipes over 12 days – Merry Christmas and Happy Baking
Love Ruth xx
Here’s the full run through….
Day 1 – Lebkuchen
Day 2 – Snowman Cookie Lollies
Day 3 – Christmas Monkey Bread
Day 4 – Complete Guide to Decorating your Christmas Cake
Day 5 – Party Breadsticks
Day 6 – Chocolate Coconut Snowballs
Day 7 – Ultimate Sausage Rolls
Day 8 – Stollen
Day 9 – Mince Pies The Pink Whisk Way
Day 10 – Gingerbread Men Cupcakes
Day 11 – Christmas Bakewell Tarts
Day 12 – Brandy Snap Baskets
Ruth Clemens, Baker Extraordinaire
Finalist on BBC2 The Great British Bake Off
