Peppermints and Gumdrop Tree

This is my gumdrops and peppermint tree that I decorated this year.  I couldn't have loved how it turned out more!  Here are pictures of my darling town home, with my personal Christmas decor.  Hope you enjoy taking a look into my home. Merry Christmas!

This is a cute cookie plate, cup and key that my Mom got me years ago.  The cookies are real, they are just  a year old.  But Santa never seems to hear what I really want for Christmas... so I him extra hard cookies this year.

This is my Mark Roberts gingerbread house that I got this year, and my waffle trees.  My Peppermint candy dish for when guest come to visit.

Peppermint and Gumdrops vase, with my presents on my coffee table and gumdrops chain.

Here is it without the lights on, love the frosted branches with all the candy!

This is my Kitchen, with my Kitchen Angels, and my Baking Santa, inspiration to bake Christmas goodies.  Though I must admit, it didnt inspire me too much this year.

Here is my darling table cloth that my friend Andrea, from It's The Life's Mother sewed for me.  My Mom designed it and got the fabrics and surprised me when I came home from work one day with this darling tablescape.  I have the cutest Mom in the world!

This is my Mom new tree this year. Its our RED,GREEN, AND WHITE.  I love the 3-D snowflakes and all the fun sprays!

Stay tuned for tomorrow where I will post my bedroom tree, and some other fun Utah Christmas Surprises!

EggNog Cake

One of my favorite Christmas desserts is Eggnog bunt cake. This year, I felt lazy, so I bought my favorite cake mix from Williams Sonoma.

This is the cake mix that I love, though most of there cake mixes there are worth every penny.  Lets face it, sometimes we just dont have enough time to pull off a home made dessert.  Its ok if you cheat!  So how I made it was simple: I followed the recipe exactly, and instead of milk I added Egg Nog.  Tricky I know!  It turned out amazing!

 My first attempt was to make a Eggnog cake with Egg Nog Creme Brûlée,  Dont get me wrong, both were delicious, together... not so much.  It was too heavy of a dessert.  So I passed on that one, and made the other half of the batter into cupcake tins.

 With the Cupcakes I added a simple glaze.  With 1 cup powder sugar, and 1/4 cup of Egg Nog. Poured it on top and let it sit. Turned out perfect!  So this was what I decided to do tonight for dinner.

Egg Nog bunt cake, with Egg Nog glaze and white chocolate snowflakes.  To say it wasn't divine is an understatement.  If you want a killer dessert, that takes no time at all, try this out!

Christmas at Gardners Village

A darling place to check out during the Christmas season is Gardners Village.  Santas elves come to visit, and are seen throughout the village decorating the trees, hanging the lights, and setting up shop.  All the old pioneer homes, and filled with the spirit of unique gifts and Christmas charm.  So take a look at this post to see just some of the charm this lovely place has to offer!

Stay tuned ill be posting a post every day from now on.  Finally have time to blog!