{"id":28217,"date":"2018-12-22T16:41:04","date_gmt":"2018-12-22T16:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/?p=28217"},"modified":"2018-12-22T16:41:12","modified_gmt":"2018-12-22T16:41:12","slug":"christmas-cake-decorating-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/12\/christmas-cake-decorating-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Cake Decorating"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Having baked the Christmas cake quite a few weeks ago, it was finally time to start decorating it today. I used a different recipe for the cake this year and had been feeding it with brandy for about 6 weeks. It seemed a little more moist than cakes of previous years but was looking good. I also chose a recipe with slightly less ingredients in as no one else in the house like Christmas Cake other than me. I usually end up with two huge cakes and have to eat them both myself. This year the recipe was just the right size for a single large cake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Half Moon Cake<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This year we decided to decorate it as a half moon shape as well. This meant cutting the cake in half &#8211; so we still ended up with two cake &#8211; before we started covering it it marzipan and icing it. I did that a week or so ago and left it for the oils to evaporate somewhat from the marzipan. The scene was set for some festive cake decorating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was expecting Anna or Morgan to help me out but ended up doing it all on my own today. Anna did help a little with the first stage though which was covering the cake with a background of blue icing. It was a little too warm in our kitchen really so the icing was a little too soft which didn&#8217;t make matters as easy as they could be,  ut we soon had a half-moon cake covered in a lovely blue icing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Background-Icing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Background-Icing.jpg\" alt=\"Background Icing\" class=\"wp-image-28218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Background-Icing.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Background-Icing-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Background-Icing-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Background Icing<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Christmas Scene<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"amazon_ad_right\"><iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=GB&#038;source=ss&#038;ref=as_ss_li_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=alslikklworls&#038;language=en_GB&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=GB&#038;placement=B007J3JIG8&#038;asins=B007J3JIG8&#038;linkId=cbff0c11a71da9c2fe6c7e68f0deb082&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><\/iframe><\/div><p>Next I created some white snowflakes thanks to some cool snowflake cutters and some snow-covered hills with the help of a wine glass. These were positioned on the cake to provide the beginnings of a nice wintry scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wasn&#8217;t going for anything too ambitious of course. I wasn&#8217;t trying to win any prizes here, just have a nice looking cake for the Christmas table and have some fun in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next I started to build a snowman. This is where the fun begins, modeling various bits of icing to create a body, a head and a hat. It&#8217;s just like playing with modelling clay really, only the offcuts taste a little better. Next I added a scarf, a bright red nose and some eyes along with some silver balls to make a mouth. The cake was beginning to take shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Snowman.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Snowman.jpg\" alt=\"Snowman Christmas Cake\" class=\"wp-image-28219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Snowman.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Snowman-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Snowman-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Snowman Christmas Cake<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The snowman needed a few more details though. Buttons, a mittened hand and a ribbon around his hat and of course something that any self-respecting snowman needs, snowballs!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Snowman-Detials-and-Balls.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Snowman-Detials-and-Balls.jpg\" alt=\"Scarf, Mittens and Snowballs\" class=\"wp-image-28220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Snowman-Detials-and-Balls.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Snowman-Detials-and-Balls-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Snowman-Detials-and-Balls-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Scarf, Mittens and Snowballs<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The green icing came out next to make some Christmas trees. These were topped with some little yellow stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trees.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trees.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Trees on the Christmas Cake\" class=\"wp-image-28221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trees.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trees-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trees-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Christmas Trees on the Christmas Cake<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, the trees were decorated with tiny baubles and this years Christmas cake was complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Cake.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Cake.jpg\" alt=\"The finished Christmas Cake\" class=\"wp-image-28222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Cake.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Cake-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Cake-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The finished Christmas Cake<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The best thing about decorating the cake as a half-moon meant that the second half of the cake was &#8216;left over&#8217;. I did think about decorating this half as well but there wasn&#8217;t enough icing left to cover it completely. My next idea was to make a chocolate icing for it and cover it with that, but in the end my third option won the day. That was to cut off a large slice, make a cup of tea and start eating it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Slice-of-Cake.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Slice-of-Cake.jpg\" alt=\"A Slice of Christmas Cake\" class=\"wp-image-28223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Slice-of-Cake.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Slice-of-Cake-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Slice-of-Cake-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A Slice of Christmas Cake<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>At least I&#8217;ll be able to eat this half while the other half remains looking nice for Christmas. 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