Christmas is over?? Are you sure? Because my house still has all the decorations up, and I don’t predict mommy taking them down for some time. It’s too exhausting people!! I refuse to do it until New Year’s Eve at least! Maybe then I can get the ooomph to get the boxes out. Maybe. We’ll see how it goes 🙂
Until then… I will enjoy basking in the light of our Christmas tree, while I plan the menu possibilities for the next holiday! New Years!!
What about a cake that features the secret kick of Grand Marnier?!?
Berry Chantilly Cake w/ Grand Marnier
1 White cake round, 9 inch, baked from mix (Use egg whites in the mix to keep cake white)
10-12 Whole fresh raspberries
1 cup Fresh strawberries, stemmed, halved
1 cup Fresh raspberries
1/2 cup Fresh blackberries or blueberries
3 oz. Grand Marnier
1/4 cup Orange juice
Marsopone cream Frosting (recipe below)
~Directions~
-Combine Grand Marnier & orange juice. Whisk until blended. Place berries in a shallow bowl or dish, cover with Grand Marnier mixture. Marinate for 30 minutes.
-Using a serrated knife, cut cake horizontally to create a top and bottom. Drain berries and portion into center of one cake layer and spread. Drizzle with remaining Grand Marnier mixture. Cover the bottom of second cake layer with thin layer of frosting. Combine halves like a sandwich. Coat entire cake with a thin layer frosting. Top cake with whole berries.
Martha Stewart’s Marsopone cream frosting
-1 cup of heavy cream
-8 ounces of mascarpone cheese, room temperature
-1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted
~Directions~
With an electric mixer on medium speed, whisk heavy cream until stiff peaks form (be careful not to over-beat, or cream will be grainy). In another bowl, whisk together mascarpone and confectioners’ sugar until very smooth. Gently fold whipped cream into mascarponeuntil completely incorporated. Use immediately.
YUMMMMMM!!! Happy almost New Year!
About Shannon SchmidShannon traded in her sensible NYC TV producer shoes (they were best for taking the subway), for a pair of Texas Cowboy boots when she married her best friend! He's at fault for making this Yankee a Texan! Shannon writes about all things that make a house a home. Her chief blogging inspiration is being the proud & slightly neurotic mom of a preschool age daughter.
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The cake looks awesome. Very nice.
I love Christmas and the holidays but, I am already to trying to figure how to bring my house back to some order.
Mmmmm, that looks quite yummy. And by all means, leave up the decorations until the New Year. Nothing like tearing all the holiday stuff down to make you remember that it's 4 months until Spring. 🙂
Oh my that looks fanstatic!!! I would like to dive into that right about now.
looks super yummy! I was in the mood to take it all down today, so I did! It's been taking up my living room for a month and I was ready to have our house back! : )
Absolutely divine! I'm bookmarking this as I always volunteer to bring dessert when we're invited out!
Visiting from SITS – happy Holidays from CT!
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Your cake looks sooooooooo good!
I am just like you this year. Christmas decorations will stay up for awhile. The older I get, the longer they stay up. And, it looks like you have had a busy month and I do not blame you for keeping them up longer. Hang in there!
mmmmm Shan that looks delish!!!! I think its nice that you left the decorations up! I took down the decorations except for the tree so Martin can enjoy some more time with it since he's been working. Maybe I'll make this… I have to think of something, Marissa's having a little party for new years so we're going over there and I have to bring something! love you!!!!
OHHH that looks beautiful!
XoxoGapGirl
Seriously! I hate having to put the Xmas decorations away!!! Your cake sounds delish!
Your cake sounds divine. I'll have to keep checking back because I am way to beat from Christmas to plan my own menu! I will surely be borrowing the cake recipe!
Holly
PS-I did have a burst of energy yesterday and put away the decorations! It is kind of sad though!