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DAY 24: My first gingerbread house!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

I hope you are spending a lovely day with your families and friends!

I made my very first gingerbread house! I wanted to do one for so long and this year I finally made one. I would love to tell that it was super easy to make it, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. It took me hours, endless batches of icing and I was on the verge of throwing everything away when my house collapsed for the fifth time. But then my boyfriend saved the day as he realized that I built it wrong! Please don’t ask how it possible to build a gingerbread house wrong, but I managed to do just that… All in all it was quite messy but I’m proud of my little house!

December 24, 2013 By Vicki

Christmas/ Gluten-free/ Sweets

DAY 23: Chestnut Chocolate Mousse

Sorry for being so late with this post! The Christmas madness has caught up on me..

Are you ready for silky, smooth chocolate mousse with chestnut purée, topped with a homemade marrons glacés brittle? This recipe is super easy and quick to make. It is great if you need a last minute dessert for your Christmas party. I would recommend filling the mousse in small cups, as it is quite rich and filling. My mom had these beautiful vintage cups that I’ve used.

December 23, 2013 By Vicki

Christmas/ Cookies/ Sweets

DAY 22: Soft Gingerbread cookies with caramel filling

If you are already bored of classic gingerbread cookies by now, try these soft and chewy gingerbread-spiced cookies with a delicious caramel filling. Trust me they are highly addictive! :)

December 22, 2013 By Vicki

Cakes/ Christmas/ Sweets

DAY 21: Mini Orange Cranberry Loaf cakes

Only three days until Christmas, can you believe it? And I haven’t wrapped a single present! I’m so behind with everything this year.

The combination of orange and cranberry is delicious for these loaf cakes. The oranges gives it that extra sweetness while the cranberries bring some tartness to it. The recipe is super easy to make and great if you need to whip something up very quickly for some spontaneous guests.

December 21, 2013 By Vicki

Cakes/ Christmas/ One Bowl/ Sweets

DAY 20: Eggnog Bundt Cake

Eggnog cake is a simple yet delicious dessert for the holiday season. I generally don’t like to make bundt cakes. There is always the fear that the cake won’t come out of the tin. But this time I made sure to grease every tiny corner of the tin and it came out very easily. The tedious greasing is definitely worth it, as the bundt shape makes the eggnog cake even more appealing.

December 20, 2013 By Vicki

Cakes/ Christmas/ Sweets

DAY 19: Caramelized apple muffins with marzipan crumble

I received these very cute cupcake liners and toppers about a year ago as a gift and haven’t used them because I thought they were too cute for baking and then having to throw them away… Yes I’m weird like that! But one of my new years resolution is to actually use the things I have and not saving them anymore. So here there are, finally being used, in all their glory with a delicious caramelized apple batter inside. However, I must admit that I’ve only used four of the cupcake liners, I couldn’t quite get myself to using them all up… well, baby steps! ;)

December 19, 2013 By Vicki

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