12/23/13

I know it is becoming a bit habitual but

dessert is a Mia Bella PASSION without a doubt!

So I just had to fit in one more dessert party night before Christmas Day!

And what a fabulous, fabulous time had by all!

Drinks and desserts!

Oh YUM!

Preparation started three days before the party.

with the making of the royal icing Christmas trees.

Christmas biscuits were baked.

The snowflake shaped ones iced with royal icing in blue,
Here's a video link to show you how to do this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9Tru7c32i0

The round ginger sugar cookies were flooded with white royal icing

in a way depicting melted snow.

Then a white marshmallow placed on top for the snowman's head.

Then three small sugar ball buttons were added.

Brown royal icing arms,

and hands...

A bow tie and a cute wee face,
for melted snowmen cookies.

I used the 'Ginger Sugar Cookie' Foodnetwork recipe

which you will find HERE for both the Christmas Star and Melted Snowman cookies.

The table was dressed with am Christmas green and white gingham cloth.
Along with fruity dessert wine and lollies in jars.

Bon bons for some Christmas fun.

Fruit kebabs.

A raspberry cheesecake.

Bowls of berries.

Everything on the table had little homemade desciption cards!

The cheesecake recipe is currently a 'secret' for a collection of new recipes I'm creating for 'the cookbook'
(another work in progress).
But it passed the taste test with flying colours with comments like:
Best Cheesecake ever tasted!
Better than Grandmas secret recipe cheesecake!

Mini bunting with star brads and Christmas wishes made from coloured chopsticks and coloured papers.
topped the delicious Hummingbird Cake with delectable cream cheese icing.