CHRISTMAS DIARIES DAY 7: SINTERKLAAS & CAKE!!!

Описание: The Dutch men of the chateau take over and all the Lalanders celebrate the Dutch holiday of SINTERKLAAS!!! We find gifts in our shoes, open presents by the fire, and welcome Sinterklaas himself into our home...

***To see more of the stunning robes or to buy one to luxuriate in yourself, please go to***: https://onehundredstars.co.uk/collect...

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To make the Mexican Wedding Cake:

Ingredients:
1 can 580ml pineapple pieces (drained but save the juice)
2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda/ baking soda
2 eggs
256g sugar
256g all purpose flour
128g chopped walnuts (you can use pecans too)
64g desiccated coconut


Method:
1. I blitz the pineapple so it is not big chunks but small little ones. You can add a bit more juice
if needed, it needs to look like a chunky apple puree.
2. Preheat oven to 170'c/ 350'f. Line a cake/tart tin diam 27cm apx 4cm height with
greaseproof paper. Normally I make this in a rectangle baking dish and leave the cake in it to
serve but when I can to Lalande I used a cake tin.
3. Combine pineapple and bicarbonate, then add the eggs, sugar, flour, nuts and coconut. Mix
well but not too vigorously.
4. Pour into tin and bake at 170'c for 30 to 40 mins. Until a knife inserted in the centre comes
out clean.
*If it is over cooked it can become dry. To resolve this, you can prick holes in it and pour
some of the saved pineapple juice *

Cream cheese frosting
:

Ingredients:
50g Butter or spread
256g Icing or powdered sugar
225g cream cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Method:
1. Mix everything together
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2. Pour on the cake when it is still slightly warm
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3. Refrigerate until ready to serve and keep refrigerated after.

Bon appétit!
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It's that time of year again - CHRISTMAS AT THE CHATEAU has begun! Happy Advent!
Here is the seventh video in our daily Advent Calendar series. Each day will bring a different surprise - but you can expect a mixture of exuberant decorations, seasonal florals, delicious food, gift ideas, musical treats and even a little Christmas carpentry...

***To download this year's Lalande wrapping paper designs, based on my father's medieval paintings, the link to the shop is***:
https://sellfy.com/chateau-de-lalande...
They are available at €5 per image, or €10 for four colours.

I had hoped to have the papers printed in order to sell them ready-made, but with all of the Covid postal delays that's proved impossible. I had mine printed by Zazzle, and scaled the pattern up online so that I have both regular and large scale versions here for Christmas. You're all welcome to do the same in order to have large rolls made, or to simply print them on your home printers for very small parcels! But please only use them for private (not commercial) use.

To see last year's 2019 Day 7:    • THE CHATEAU ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 7 !!!