{"id":927,"date":"2023-10-13T07:58:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T07:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wilde-diaries.org\/?p=927"},"modified":"2023-10-13T07:58:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T07:58:58","slug":"christmas-is-loading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildediaries.org\/index.php\/2023\/10\/13\/christmas-is-loading\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas is loading"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today is going to be a great day. Christopher and I sat down with our morning coffee and had the first slice of the official Christmas cake for 2023. I have to admit, I have outdone myself this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An absolute gastronomical deliciousness of flavor, filled with brandy, cherries, and nuts exploding in your mouth. With the aging period from now until Christmas Day, the flavor will be intensified. I am going to have to hit the gym hard this festive season if I want to start my days like this, but I won&#8217;t let the team down. Cake in the morning and the gym at midday &#8211; it&#8217;s all for a good cause. I have no more to say about that; my actions will speak for themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no formal training when it comes to cooking and baking, but I think I have strong genes in that department. I definitely did not hand those genes down to Briony &#8211; she can burn water. But I have strong hopes for Keagen. He seems to have a natural knack and a passion for creating in the kitchen, so all is not lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cake tradition started many years ago when I found a handwritten recipe that my gran used. I have often thought, &#8220;What could I do with all the little handwritten notes she left?&#8221; They are all on yellowed paper, and as she got older, her handwriting got a little more shaky. I also inherited all her icing utensils and the round cake icing turntable, so it was only natural that I would put these things to the test. The first few cakes were rather&#8230; basic. But now I am so confident that I choose a theme each year, and then all the cake icing and decor are done accordingly. This year, the theme is rose gold glitterati. Watch this space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a little madness going on here. I am in the midst of decorating, baking cakes, playing plot-plot, sorting gifts for my friends and family, and preparing for the kids to come home. I cannot sit still as the excitement is just bubbling under the surface, and Christopher keeps asking, &#8220;What&#8217;s going on? Is there a fire somewhere?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s called passion &#8211; living life to its maximum every day. 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