I love celebrating Christmas in July … I happened across a post about how we celebrated the occasion last year in the Household and was swept away on a wave of nostalgia. We had a Christmas tree twinkling in the living room and lots of holly scattered around the house (ouch!). Even the bathroom had a Santa toilet seat cover.
On the menu last year were turkey sausages – whole turkeys were just a little too pricey and fussy to prepare. Husband barbecued the snags while I served up roast potatoes, steamed veggies, silverbeet gratin and my sister’s famous cous cous salad.
Over at Village Voices, I blogged my the recipes for silverbeet gratin, chilli crab dip in a cob, baked brie with walnut praline, Christmas cake strudel and reindeer cupcakes.
To check them out, click through to …
http://blogs.kidspot.com.au/villagevoices/celebrate-christmas-in-july/
But my piece de resistance were the reindeer cupcakes, inspired by my clever school mum friend Mel. Check out the recipe below.
And now I’m wondering if I can possibly squeeze in a Christmas in July celebration this year. Husband and the kids are away next week pootling around the countryside visiting his relatives. Then he’s out of action the week after having a little op. And I’m pretty sure there’s a day on a friend’s boat scheduled for the weekend after. Which pretty much brings us to the end of the month. So I might just have to console myself with another batch of Rudolph cupcakes to take as a gift to our boaty hosts.
Ah well, maybe next year. In fact, I might make next July a whole Christmas in July festival. Leave the tree up all month, hold rolling drinks and turkey dinners … I’m getting all glassy and excited at the mere thought …
RECIPE: RUDOLPH CUPCAKES
- 125g butter, melted
- 3/4 cup caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1 & 1/2 cups self-raising flour
- 1/2 cup milk
- 12 red patty cases
- White icing
- Chocolate tiny teddies
- Mini M&Ms
- Smarties
METHOD: Beat butter and sugar with electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs one at time, beating after each. Add flour and milk, beat again. Place red patty cases in a 12-hole cupcake tray and pour in mixture. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden. Cool. Ice with white icing. Decorate with two Tiny Teddies for antlers, two brown Mini M&Ms for eyes and a red Smartie for a nose.
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