Stocking Cakes with a Surprise

Have you been naughty or nice this year?

Bake up a batch of these Christmas stocking cakes and surprise your holidays guests with a mouth full of candy or a mouth full of black licorice "coal." 

Actually, you can put whatever naughty or nice treats you'd like inside these little cakes. I considered using cough drops for the "naughty" version, but Eric told me that would be just plain mean. Also, a possible chocking hazard. :)

You can find my super-simple, step-by-step tutorial at SheKnows.com.

Santa Sippers

Champagne flutes dressed up to look like Santa Claus? I'll drink to that.

And you can too. These Santa Sippers would be perfect for eggnog, your favorite white cocktail, or even milk for the kiddos. Just decorate the outsides of the glass with various edible accessories and fill up Kris Kringle's beard with your beverage. (The hats come off for easy refilling.)

The complete Santa Sipper tutorial is posted on SheKnows this week in their special Homemade Holiday Issue. Check it out. Lots of fun, festive ideas to make the most of this merry time of year.