Coconut Christmas Tree Cake Toppers

Just Short and sweet post today. I'll be honest I'm running behind in my Christmas baking, but really want to achieve my 25 days of Christmas posts. I think maybe I should have started earlier, time is something that there is never enough of at this point in the year. 

These coconut covered Christmas trees are toppers to decorate a cake I'll be posting tomorrow, but they'd look great on top of cupcakes too. 

For the Coconut Christmas trees
Ice cream cones
200 grams white chocolate melts
Shredded coconut
silver or coloured cachous

To make the coconut trees- place the chocolate melts in a microwave safe bowl, heat in the microwave 30 seconds at a time until melted. Poor the melted chocolate into a tall thin glass (tall enough to dip the ice cream cones in).

Dip the ice cream cones into the melted chocolate and coat all over, allow any excess chocolate to drip off.

Roll the chocolate coated ice cream cones in coconut to cover. Stand upright to set.

Before the chocolate is set press on the cachous decorations.

Cream Cheese Christmas Tree

Just a super quick post today, really its kind of a part two of yesterday's Cheese and Sesame Crackers post. This super fast and easy cream cheese Christmas tree is prefect for holiday entertaining. During the many hours I waste on pinterest I came across this idea a few times (sorry I don't know who originally came up with it to give them credit) and thought it would make a fun addition to a cheese platter.

Simply cut a block of cream cheese on the diagonal and position the 2 halves back to back. Spoon over your favourite cream cheese topping, I used a tomato and pepper relish, but a chutney or even sweet chilli sauce would be yummy too.

Add a few last details, a capsicum star on top and small diced pieces over the body of the tree. Finally finish it off with a celery stump. Enjoy!

Christmas Tree Time

I think the 1st of December is probably my favourite day of the year. Its put up my Christmas tree day!!

If you've been reading my blog for awhile now you know the drill, tree, Christmas music or movies, fruit mince pies, eggnog, fake pine needles and glitter everywhere!! Well yesterday it was Bad Religion's Christmas songs (so funny!) and chocolate cupcakes but still the same idea.

Woodland Christmas Cookies

I have been having a lot of fun with my woodland Christmas theme this year. I cant help myself I keep finding and falling for new decorations, I found the cutest owl in a Santa hat last week,  my tree is getting almost ridiculously full. 

Inspired by my tree and decorations I set about making some matching sugar cookies.

I think the owls are my favourite, I only wish I had thought to put some cute little Santa hats on them.