Fellatio's Poncetastic Christmas Thread 2011 is.....

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open for business. Knock yerselves out.

Your cakes are amazing stealthsquiggle. I do believe I have actually drooled over one or two of them on Flickr in the past.

They are definitely very amateur compared with most of the ones I drool over... looking for inspiration for DS (9th B'day) and DGodDaughter's 1st birthday right now - DD's I have a mental image of what I want (which is lethal as I won't be happy with it come what may)

After those 3, and possibly other DGodDaughter, I need to focus on Christmas. If you fall across any good mini-cake ideas I would be suitably grateful!

I wouldn't use the word amateur about any of your cakes, they are so detailed.

There are some of mine on my profile and I reckon amateur describes my efforts perfectly. I am improving and I love doing it though, so that's ok.

Dd wanted another Gaston the Ladybird cake (as per my profile pics) for her birthday next January. I tried to talk her out of it, but she was stuck on it. Have now managed to talk her into a Ben and Holly's Little Kindom Castle cake with Gaston cupcakes - I love doing castle cakes!

My ds1, who was 9 at his last birthday, had a Pichu Pokemon cake and that went down well, but I hate being restricted by specific characters.

Will keep an eye out for mini cakes. Are you on Cake Central? That can be handy for inspiration sometimes.

Yours are gorgeous, moosemama - you are clearly better at piping grass than I am

I love my grass piping nozzle, best investment I've ever made. I keep finding excuses to use it every time I have a new cake to make!

Squitch, I bet your cupcakes are lovely. If they're anything like you're sewing, a al the gingerbread men on your profile, you have absolutely nothing to worry about.

No, I seriously wasn't being modest then - I am SHIT :) hey ho, can't be good at everything. I am having a bit of a mini panic about catering for Christmas - I don't know why as I have done it for the last twenty five years. Just never knowingly decided to be poncey before. I suppose it just means that I will have to outsource more :) hooray!

Ah well, you got my sewing skills and maybe I got a little of your baking skills - it all evens itself out eventually.

awww thanks - put another pic on my profile now. Not sure how to 'finish' it or even if it needs anymore. I'm going to put it on the internal door in the porch.

Made a start on the wreath now. That may take some time....

Wow! Stealth! Your cakes are beautiful not to mention your amazing bags!

-terribly random but phone isn't letting me go back pages on this thread kilmer/kilner jars ikea do some but I can't get there any where else do cheap ones?

Sainsbury's sometimes have them at this time of year - haven't looked to see if they have them in at the moment though.

willy - Jamie at Home do them, not super cheap but in delicious colours, you'd need to go to a party or know a seller tho I think

Also lots of independent cookshops sell them, plus Lakeland.

Prolificwillybreeder what a fab name; I have 4 boys, do you have more then?

Range often does kilner jars, and hobbycraft does ordinary jars

GoodHousekeeping has some great recipes this month, as well as reliable cake and pud there's home amde turkish delight, fig and plum jam, and other giftable delicacies.

Fell off the thread, sorry - it was the hot weather that did for me. Now it's cold and windy again I feel far more festive.

AM sure it's been mentioned but the ELC has 20% off til Sunday. I can't remember what as I read the email on the bus home but it might be worth checking out to see if it's everything or just a few bits of stuff.

ALL the cakes look wonderful. Could you tell me where you got the grass piping nozzle please?

New kitchen nearly done and am looking forward to going Christmas crazy in it!

Hello everyone,

Have just found this thread and am delighted - another Christmas obsessive here! But one who does like mince pies, Christmas cake/pudding and meat. Think it might stem from growing up abroad in various hot countries (except one we lived in for 2.5 years which was very white at Christmas - enormous excitement) and my mother always making a real effort to make it Christmassy for us (and making her own cake/pudding/millions of mince pies as you couldn't buy them!)

Am always very excited, but this year am taking it to a new level and instead of spending lots of money on shop bought things, am intending to make lots of it myself - Christmas cake being my first port of call - I think Delia's recipe has the best rep no? Also loving the dried oranges as a Christmas decoration re-vamp (We have a red, gold and white theme for our decorations - sometimes fancy a change but it is fairly pricey to buy a whole new colour-scheme! )

Anyway I must read the whole thread - am about a third through. But just wanted to pick your brains: I do not yet own a Christmas book. I want to buy just one - which would you all say is the best? Delia's Christmas (the original one - I think there is a newish one - Delia's Happy Christmas?) or Nigella (who I really like - find her cooking style easy and have one of her books) or Jamie (similar cooking style to Nigella for me)?

Thank you!

Re Christmas cook books , I have both the Delia Christmas ( old version ) and Nigella's Christmas . I need them both ( helpful )

Haven't really done anything in preparation . Good Food and Olive magazine Christmas editions are out on November 4th .

Don't even know if we're having company or not , hope-not i like it when it's just the 4 of us .

DH birthday on December 23 so need help for present advice for man who has everything , or is so blinking laid back he's hopeless to buy for.

Right I'll have a look around town then I think. Thanks all.
Wow 4 boys! I only have 2! I am the only willy breeder on my side of the family for generations you see. Hence the name. DP is convincing me to try for another...DS2 is 11 weeks! I'll like a Christmas where I wasn't pregnant so I can eat and drink lots of forbidden foods!

Doi - Thank you - sadly that was the conclusion I was coming too myself, having researched them. You can get second hand Delia for 1p on Amazon (plus postage obv) which means I could get two really and it would only be like I had bought Nigella, right?

Ah prolofic (I was donot LOL), boys are fab; bit of a strange thing here- Nan managed 8 of each gender (!), dad only girls, my sisters and I only boys

Wow that's mad!
I love boys too! DS1 is only 15 months so won't really understand Christmas but is an expert at opening presents!
We are also moving in a few weeks so a whole new house to make all Christmasy!
Just need to work out how I use the sewing machine

Christmas must be fantastic in your house with your brood of four!