Christmas Cake Picks and Toppers

Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without an iced Christmas cake, but I must admit I actually buy my Christmas cake - each year I really do mean to make one, but time races by and I quickly buy one instead!

Now a store-brought iced Christmas cake can taste very nice (and I have a couple of brands that I know I can always rely on), but usually it's either plain or has a very boring Merry Christmas foil pick popped in it that also has fake ivy and holly attached if you're lucky.   Now I don't know about you, but I have one word for that - boring!

Apparently there was a big snowfall and the elves and Santa's workshop were all buried under a layer of snow.   It made sure that not only did none of us (then all young children) even think about touching the cake knife we also made sure we were all watching when the cake was cut - it would seem that the sign post must've been moved because all we found was cake :(

These Christmas cake toppers are a lot of fun and there are a range of them available to make your Christmas cake look stunning.

They are made of 100% food safe acrylic and are available in three different styles as you can see above - star, rectangle or oval.   As far as designs are concerned...........there are lots of different ones to choose from.

You can try a vintage design on your cake topper like the ones below or something much more modern and/or fun.

I have an online friend who makes the best looking snowman cupcakes, but to be honest when it comes to Christmas time I have so many things to do in the kitchen (let alone anywhere else) that the last thing I want to do is decorate cupcakes or 'big' cakes.   

I have made very simple fondant snowmen before to pop on a Christmas cake for my daughter's pre-school Christmas party in the past, but I much prefer to use cake wrappers or picks instead and this year I've just 'discovered' a range of snowman cake toppers available through Zazzle.

Of course cupcakes are always popular at any time of the year, but Christmas ones are extra special in my opinion.   When you find some festive cupcake picks all you need to do is make a selection of chocolate and vanilla cupcakes, frost them with white icing and pop in one of your picks.

Sometimes I use Christmas cupcake wrappers as well, but if I've got plenty of cupcake picks then I can stick to a selection of plain red and green cupcake wrappers instead.

I hope I've given you an idea to help ease the time-stress we are all under at Christmas time, I certainly find that using ready made cake picks and/or toppers are just one of those things which frees me up without compromising on the overall festive feel of the holidays.

I also love to look for some great 'food props' throughout the year so that I'm organized before the holiday countdown begins in earnest.   I will confess that I also tell my hubby that we can re-use the picks each year and yet I somehow manage to buy more each year (shhhhhhhh!)