Christmas Baking!

Today I gave myself half the day off! I got my million & one orders packaged up from the weekend and went off to do a spot of shopping & baking! I wanted to try some new cupcakes inspired by some bits I'd seen on Pinterest & other blogs. Here are my Peppermint Cupcakes!

If you fancy making these delicious little cupcakes it was super simple and they look really nice & festive - Perfect for a Christmas party!


I used a basic cupcake recipe & bought some chocolate frosting (I cheated because I was trying to save time! - Homemade frosting definately tastes better though!). I bought some candy canes and bashed them up with a rolling pin (great stress relief) and poured all the crushed pieces in a bowl, with some chocolate sprinkles & pieces. I smothered the buns in chocolate frosting (messier the better!) and then spooned on the crushed pieces and chocolate and gave a final little sprinkle of icing sugar to look like snow and tada! Super Duper simple cupcakes! No messing around with Icing bags - Really nice quick & simple - and not much washing up! I'll be taking some into work tomorrow to share with the girlies :-)

Christmas Crafts!

All this year I've been saying I really want to buy all handmade christmas presents, however the lack of funds this year means I've not been able to do this :-( I'd love to be able to support local businesses and give something a little different this year! However, cheaper more run of the mill presents it shall have to be! Heres a little Christmas decoration wishlist off Etsy that I'd love to be able to buy though!

Crochet Christmas Pud!

Gingerbread House Ornament

Handcarved Wooden Santa Brooch

Needle Felted Snowman

Eeek!

I've got so much work to do :-( When it gets to the end of the semester everything is really full on and sometimes I just need a little me time! I had a little pamper sesh last night but it still doesnt seem to have done the trick and now I'm sat watching pointless telly and doing nothing productive! :-( Help! Hopefully I'll get some uni work done - perhaps whilst watching telly!

The wind here is really bad at the moment! I literally got blown away on the way back from uni! Never been so glad to walk through the front door!

Shall post some piccies of the stall next time, and maybe some pretty things that I wish Santa might sneak under my tree :-)

xxx