EASY CHRISTMAS BAKING IDEAS / BLOGMAS ❅ DAY 14

Every December I have one absolute must thing on my bucket list which is to bake cookies with ginger. I only make them at Christmas time, so this became some sort of tradition for me. I believe this is a Swedish dessert, so in our home we weren't used to bake them before, but couple of years ago I found the recipe and decided to try to bake them and as they turned out very tasty, this has become a treat in every December. Whenever I bake them, our home starts to smell like Christmas, which is also amazing, of course, and the taste is heavenly. They are so crunchy and a little spicy, perfect with a cup of tea in the evening while it's dark outside!

I used this recipe to make these little amazing cookies.

Another baking experiment I tried this December was baking these cute cupcakes in the shapes of Christmas trees and ginger bread men. I've only recently bough this silicone baking mold and I was very happy when I found it in the shop the other day, it's perfect for Christmas! I used the recipe I use for red velvet cake (except the filling part) and they turned out really tasty. I bet they also would look amazing with the some kind of frosting on top!

MY ENDLESS LIST OF GRATITUDE #20

♥ When I was in Slovenia many years ago, I bought these amazing crystals there but for some reason they were hidden in the farthest corner of the closet for several years and I couldn't find them until yesterday. I'm so happy I have them back because I've been a big lover of crystals of every kind my whole life because not only they are amazingly beautiful, they have some great powers too.

 ♥ I have a big thing for candles, so visiting Ikea always means buying candles and yesterday was very successful because I found so many nice ones there! The one which smells like gingerbread cookies is absolutely amazing.

♥ Along with crystals that I've found, in the same closet I've also found the necklace which my Mom used to wear a long time ago and it is also looking like a crystal, although I'm not sure if it really is one, but no matter that I love it so much and I will definitely wear it a lot.

♥ Lately I've been enjoying my Q& A journal a lot. Over the summer, I didn't write in it that much but now I'm back to enjoying it every single day. It's such a nice thing to have and especially for someone who is a complete notebook junkie as I am.

♥ I love baking cupcakes, I also love red velvet, so I decided this would make a perfect birthday present for a friend. The best part is that she really liked them a lot!

CUPCAKES WITH COCONUT FILLING

 Today I tried a new recipe I've found and I absolutely love the result! Whenever I see coconut mentioned somewhere, I know this is going to be good. I just really like coconuts so cupcakes with coconuts is exactly what I like. For some people these cupcakes might be a little bit too sweet but for my taste they are perfect, I think they taste like heaven.

✿ Here's what you'll need :

200 g. of sweet condensed milk

130 g. of butter

3 eggs

200 g. of sugar

1 teaspoon of baking powder

200 g. of flour

For the filling :

200 g. of sweet condensed milk

50 g. of  coconut powder

✿  Here's what you'll need to do :
Mix flour and baking powder in a bowl
Melt the butter and then mix it with sugar
Crack eggs into the mixture and mix it all together
Pour the condensed milk into the mixture
Pour the flour mixture into that bowl and mix all of it really well (it should look something like this in the picture below)
Pour the mixture into the cupcake forms and let it bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes in 180 degrees (Celsius)

 ✿ While cupcakes are baking, you can prepare the filling. It's really easy, you only have to mix coconut powder together with condensed milk. It looks like this. 

After you've taken your cupcakes from the oven, make cuts with the knife on the cupcake and then fill it with filling. Or you can spread it on top of the cupcakes, it's easier and tastes just as good. 

Enjoy!