Just like Thanksgiving, after our Christmas meal at mother's we had plenty of good desserts to choose from. And once again after looking at all the desserts I should have skipped the meal and headed straight to the dessert tables. I made a Christmas cookie bouquet and banana split cake to go with all the other desserts...Chocolate cake, coconut cake, Martha Washington candy, fudge, red velvet cookies, Vermont maple pecan cookies, peanut butter cookies, banana bread. And believe it or not, I think I may be missing some desserts to list here.
For years I have been making the banana split cake and Janet has been making her delicious chocolate fudge. And it just wouldn't be Christmas if Mother didn't make her Martha Washington candy. I remember her making it when I was a little girl. At Christmas time look for the old ice bucket and you will find the Martha Washington candy. (see recipe below)
For years I have been making the banana split cake and Janet has been making her delicious chocolate fudge. And it just wouldn't be Christmas if Mother didn't make her Martha Washington candy. I remember her making it when I was a little girl. At Christmas time look for the old ice bucket and you will find the Martha Washington candy. (see recipe below)
My Christmas Cookie Bouquet
Sweets
and more sweets
Martha Washington candy in 50 year old ice bucket
We not only celebrated Christmas but also Gan's birthday. She was 97 on Christmas Day.
Gan's birthday cake that Aunt Ebby brought.
Mother and Gan
Here are a few pictures Christmas morning before going to Mother's. Luke and Avery were at our house Christmas morning so Santa came to visit once again.
Luke and Avery lined up at the end of the hall waiting for us to say go so they could run to the living room to see what Santa had brought just like their daddy, Ross, and uncles, Ryan and Tony, had done years ago
Checking out the toys that Santa brought.
Avery getting good at unwrapping gifts
Luke with the rubik's cube from Ryan and Randi.
Luke and Tony after Luke unwrapped his hexbug from Tony and Brittany.
Martha Washington Candy
Ingredients:
4 cups chopped pecans
1 stick margarine, melted
1 can sweetened condensed milk
2 boxes (16 ounce size) confectioners' sugar
4 cups coconut
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 small bags chocolate chips
1 stick paraffin
Directions:
Mix first 6 ingredients then refrigerate until firm. Take out of refrigerator and roll into walnut- size balls. Put on a cookie sheet and return to refrigerator until firm. Melt paraffin and chocolate chips in a double boiler. Dip balls into chocolate and put on foil until firm and dry.
Note: Mother dips them with a wooden skewer then when dry re- dips the top only to cover the hole left by the skewer.
4 cups chopped pecans
1 stick margarine, melted
1 can sweetened condensed milk
2 boxes (16 ounce size) confectioners' sugar
4 cups coconut
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 small bags chocolate chips
1 stick paraffin
Directions:
Mix first 6 ingredients then refrigerate until firm. Take out of refrigerator and roll into walnut- size balls. Put on a cookie sheet and return to refrigerator until firm. Melt paraffin and chocolate chips in a double boiler. Dip balls into chocolate and put on foil until firm and dry.
Note: Mother dips them with a wooden skewer then when dry re- dips the top only to cover the hole left by the skewer.
good post mom - i know our blog sucks its randis fault
ReplyDeleteRandi has been a little busy taking care of the monster that has taken over our home....and who just pooped on my floor as I attempt to catch up on blogging. Those desserts look absolutely fabulous - the cookie bouquet is ofcourse always my favorite and red velvet cookies sound awesome.
ReplyDeleteLove Randi
Also, it's a good think we didn't get to come home for Christmas...i would have had the "jefferson sickness" for sure from all of those desserts and i'm still packing the 5 extra pounds from thanksgiving!
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