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Default Decorating the Christmas cake

On Wed, 21 Dec 2016 13:16:36 -0600, MaryL
> wrote:

>On 12/21/2016 12:07 PM, Janet wrote:
>> In article >,
>> says...
>>>
>>> On Wed, 21 Dec 2016 11:39:51 -0000, Janet > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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;
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>> Janet UK
>>>>
>>>
>>> If it isn't too much bother, would you post a photo of your finished
>>> cake? I don't know about glass decorations for a cake and am really
>>> interested to see them and the finished cake.
>>> Janet US

>>
>> Hasn't come out very well, had to use flash as it's dark already
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/670104...in/dateposted-
>> public/
>>
>> Janet UK
>>

>That's lovely! I would hate to be the first person to cut into it, but
>I'm sure it's scrumptious! (Is that a word that will be recognized in
>both the UK and US? LOL)
>
>MaryL


Scrumptdillyicious.