Old Fashioned Gingerbread Cake

Meyer Lemon Cake 

Eggnog Pound Cake

Applesauce Spice Cake

Double Layer Banana Cake

Cranberry Apple Pie

Individual Pumpkin Pies

Pineapple Buttermilk Pie – Perfect if you are serving ham!

Vanilla Bean Ice Cream 

What will YOU be serving for dessert this Christmas?

~Mavis

I made this edible arrangement 2 years ago and brought it to my parents home for Christmas.  I decided to re-post it today because edible arrangements are simple to make and are so much nicer than flowers in my opinion.

Plus, you’ll look like a freakin’ rockstar when you walk in to your parents house with an handmade edible arrangement and your brother shows up empty handed. Ya, I may be an adult, but sibling rivalry, is forever baby!  FOREVER.

Okay, to get started you are going to need a cool container.  I swiped this puppy from my parents house years ago, and figured Christmas would be a great time to return it.

I found a block of floral foam from the dollar store and simply dropped it in the container and secured it in place using clean, decorative rocks. I got those from my mothers house as well. Ha!

Next, gently moisten the floral foam and add a few kale leaves around the inside of the container so they hang over the sides a bit.

For this edible arrangement I used the flowing items-

• 1 Cantaloupe
• 1 Honey Dew Melon
• 2 Apples
• 1 Bag of Marshmallows
• 2 Containers Dipping Chocolate {found in the baking aisle}
• 2 Bananas
• 2lbs. Seedless Grapes
• 2lbs. Strawberries
• Green Sprinkles
• Bamboo Skewers
• 2 pieces of Green Floral Foam

To make melon spears simply slice the melon in half, then into 8 – 10 sections. Cut off the rind.

Insert bamboo skewers through melon and set aside.

Next remove the top, bottom and sides of the pineapple then slice the pineapple into 3/4″ slices.  Use a flower cookie cutter* to cut out the shapes.

Add grapes to bamboo skewers.

Core apples, and cut into 12 slices. Dip in white chocolate and set aside on waxed paper until the chocolate has set.

Skewer strawberries, then dip clean strawberries into melted chocolate and place in a block of moistened foam {see below} until the chocolate has set.

To do this I simply added a piece of floral foam to a wide bowl, moistened it, and taped off little sections then placed the berries evenly in the foam filled bowl to dry.

Dip the tops of marshmallows in white dipping chocolate and dip in sprinkles.

One all your fruit has been cut, dipped and dried, begin placing the skewers of fruit in the foam filled container at varying heights.  Stuff edges with kale and you are good to go!