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Default Decorating the Christmas cake

On 12/21/2016 5:39 AM, Janet wrote:
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> The cake J made has been fed for a month, marzipanned (yesterday)
> and iced this morning. Just waiting for the royal icing to firm up a
> bit before I put the decorations on the top. ( UK icing= US frosting)
>
> They are all tiny, made of glass and I've had them many years. This
> year's design is going to be;
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> a circle round the top edge, of green holly leaves with red berries,
> a small forest of green Christmas trees standing in the centre
> a pair of red and white santa boots beside some red parcels tied with
> white string.
>
> Next; making some brandy butter and cranberry sauce. Time to put on
> the Carols at Kings College Chapel CD. It's beginning to feel a lot
> like Christmas.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0aL9rKJPr4
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> Janet UK
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>


This sounds marvelous. I hope you will post a photo. Incidentally, I
live in the US, and we use both icing and frosting, so I guess that's
one place where our terms may be interchangeable.

Thanks for the musical treat.

MaryL