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Old 04-12-2010, 15:47
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Just made my first Christmas Cake, quite pleased with it. Although the top is a little uneven - I rolled the marzipan a bit too thin as I wasn't sure if I would have enough to cover it.

Any way, how to decorate it. Any ideas? What did you do to decorate yours?
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Old 05-12-2010, 14:32
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Fruits such as strawberry, mango, blueberry.
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Old 05-12-2010, 14:50
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I like mine to look 'homemade' so I usually make snowmen to go on top. It's easy to do, just make some really stiff fondant icing and divide it into about four lots. Add some food colouring to each quantity. Red, black , green and whatever colour you want the snowmen's hats and scarves to be and away you go.
A snowman family looks good stood together, two bigger ones and a baby
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Old 06-12-2010, 17:55
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I used to rough my icing up to look like snow then put a chocolate flake, robins and a holly sprig on it. This is good if you're not too good at icing.
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Old 07-12-2010, 00:35
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Our Christmas cake is a plain madeira cake with marzipan and icing on top (all shop bought!) Mum puts the icing on it and she buys little sugary cake decorations. Everyone thinks it's homemade It's a lovely cake though and is better than normal Christmas cakes, which can be a bit too rich. I can't really eat rich food without feeling sick.
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Old 07-12-2010, 07:22
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Normally it would have been royal White icing and Christmas "ornaments" but last year I discovered White chocolate buttercream, it hardens thicker than normal buttercream and tastes delish!!
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Old 12-12-2010, 20:43
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I haven't decorated mine yet but I plan to ice it with white ready to roll icing. Then decorate it with Xmas trees.

To make the trees I'm going to add green food colouring to some ready to roll icing. Roll it out and get the kids to cut out trees with different sized Xmas tree cutters (like to get them grafting!). I'll drizzle white runny icing (icing sugar) over each tree for 'tinsel' and use wee silver balls.

Finish off with nice white and silver ribbon around it.

Am not a natural in the kitchen but I hope even I can manage this one!!


I did this one last year with silver balls (hope link works!)

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/3...r-sparkle-cake
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Old 13-12-2010, 09:47
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Normally it would have been royal White icing and Christmas "ornaments" but last year I discovered White chocolate buttercream, it hardens thicker than normal buttercream and tastes delish!!
That sounds yummy, do you have a recipe please. Also, how long does the cake keep with the icing on?
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Old 13-12-2010, 10:34
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I have made my cake and will cover it with ready-to-roll marzipan and white icing. I have a Christmas ribbon to put round it and decorations that come out every year - a plastic "merry Christmas", a sprig of holly, a reindeer, a santa and a little ice-skater.
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Old 13-12-2010, 14:12
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No matter what the plan .......... I always end up with snow ....... in drifts!!
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