{"id":9045,"date":"2011-12-19T12:08:44","date_gmt":"2011-12-19T18:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecakeblog.com\/?p=9045"},"modified":"2017-03-28T07:53:10","modified_gmt":"2017-03-28T11:53:10","slug":"diy-sparkling-christmas-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/2011\/12\/diy-sparkling-christmas-trees.html","title":{"rendered":"Sparkling Christmas Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"

Okay, so I know I’m not the only one who isn’t quite ready for Christmas.\u00a0 If you’re still getting your goodies and sweets together, I have one last DIY project for you today.\u00a0 It’s incredibly easy and quick but with impressive results.\u00a0 I did this project from start to finish {including photos and clean up} during nap time on Sunday.\u00a0 So when I say quick, I mean quick!\u00a0\u00a0 Ice cream cones get a coating of shimmering, sanding sugar and… Voil\u00e0!\u00a0 Sparkling Christmas Trees!<\/strong> An elegant decoration for your holiday cakes and cupcakes.\u00a0 Or simply arrange numerous trees on a cake stand or elegant serving tray for a festive centerpiece.<\/p>\n

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Here’s what you’ll do….<\/p>\n

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Sparkling Christmas Tree Toppers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tools:<\/em>
\nIce Cream Cones (various sizes)
\nCandy Melts (white)
\nSparkling Sugar \/ Sanding Sugar \/ Sugar Pearls<\/p>\n

Instructions:<\/em><\/p>\n

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  1. Melt white candy coating in microwave as directed on package.\u00a0 Stir until smooth.<\/li>\n
  2. Dip ice cream cone into melted candy.\u00a0 {I found it easiest to roll the cone on its side since my bowl was not deep enough to dip straight down.}\u00a0 Let excess candy drip off.<\/li>\n
  3. Sprinkle with sanding sugar, sugar pearls or sprinkles of choice.\u00a0 {I found it easiest to place the cone onto two fingers to hold, so as to not leave any finger marks}.\u00a0 Sprinkle, sprinkle, sprinkle until all areas of the cone are covered.<\/li>\n
  4. Set onto parchment or wax paper until hard.\u00a0 This is a good time to touch up any areas you missed.\u00a0 They firm up nice and quick and will actually be quite solid once set.\u00a0 Place on top of a cake or cupcake for super easy decoration!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    TIP: Sprinkle the cone over a bowl so that your extra sprinkles go back into the bowl, so you can reuse.\u00a0 If you use waffle cones, be sure to break a little bit off to even out the bottom, so that the cone will stand up on its own, before coating.<\/p>\n

    Whether they top off your delectable homemade goodies, pretty up some store bought sweets or provide a Christmas activity for the kiddos\u2026 I hope you enjoy these ice cream cone Sparkling Christmas Trees! <\/strong>Up next, the conclusion of our 12 Cakes of Christmas<\/em> series.\u00a0 Cake #10 coming soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Okay, so I know I’m not the only one who isn’t quite ready for Christmas. If you’re still getting your goodies and sweets together, I have one last DIY project for you today. It’s incredibly easy and quick but with impressive results. I did this project from start to finish {including photos and clean up} during nap time on Sunday. So when I say quick, I mean quick! Ice cream cones get a coating of shimmering, sanding sugar and… Voil\u00e0! Sparkling Christmas Trees! An elegant decoration for your holiday cakes and cupcakes. Or simply arrange numerous trees on a cake stand or elegant serving tray for a festive centerpiece. Read More…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[191,295,235,90],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-9045","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-12-cakes-of-christmas-2011","8":"category-blog","9":"category-carrie-sellman","10":"category-diy","11":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9045"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22598,"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9045\/revisions\/22598"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}