I've been a bit slower than usual with all my festive baking and decorating this year but I'm well under way now. The tree is up (although still bare at the moment), presents are wrapped, fairy lights are twinkling and cake, tablet and gingerbread have been baked. Festive decorations have also been sewn whilst watching terrible (but brilliant) Christmas films on tv.
My first festive bake was Mary Berry's Victorian Christmas cake (which I first baked two years ago). I had forgotten how long it took to chop/rinse/drain all the fruit and nuts but it's definitely worth the effort. I gave this as a gift to my aunty and she was delighted with it.
My second bake was my annual batch of boobie angels and perverted gingerbread men/santas.
I don't know why putting jelly tot sweeties on gingerbread angels or drawing pants on santas is funny, but it just is.
Although not a make or bake, I had to include this photo of Bob the cat. He looked very comfy on the bench whilst I decorated the gingerbread. He's certainly not stressing out about the run up to Christmas.
How are all your festive plans coming along? Everybody feeling organised? I would love to feel smug but it's hard to with headache/toothache. I need a filling done and a wisdom tooth pulled out and perhaps somewhat foolishly didn't accept treatment today (I just couldn't handle the idea of it today.) It's scheduled for the beginning of January instead. Great way to start the new year, ugh!