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ICE CREAM CONE CAKES!

   This recipe comes from www.thepinkwisk.com.uk .  They look like the real thing.  Probably pretty tasty too and you wouldn't have to worry about them melting.  Enjoy! Ice Cream Cone Cakes Anyone for ice-cream? Prefer some cake? - Hooray it’s both! Ice-cream Cone Cakes – perfect for a little one’s birthday party. Who am I kidding??- Perfect whoever you are and whenever you feel like it! No complicated trickery involved these really are super easy. What are you waiting for…get on with it! Ingredients: 12 Ice-cream cones with flat bases 200g Butter 200g Caster Sugar 4 Eggs 200g Self Raising Flour 2 tsp Vanilla Extract For the icing: 225g Butter 450g Icing Sugar 1 tsp Vanilla Bean Paste 1 tbsp Milk 1 box of mini Chocolate Flakes Plus a variety of cake sprinkles and ice-cream sauces – whatever takes your fancy! Preheat the oven to 180c/160c Fan/350F/Gas Mark 4. Prepare your baking pans, Use a muffin tin, one of the large type variety. Cut

SURVA, THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF MASQUERADE GAMES FROM PERNIK, BULGARIA!!

    The Festival of Masquerade Games is the most important cultural event in the region. More than 5000 performers from all over Bulgaria, as well as groups from many European countries take part in the festival. It the most vital and deep rooted tradition of masquerading rites dating back to 1965. The festival has been held in Pernik since 1966. It is held on the last weekend of January.     In ancient times the old Thracians held the Kukeri Ritual Games in honor of the god Dionysus-the especially known as a god of wine and ecstasy. Even today the games are also known as the Dionysus' games. Among the Kukeri dancers' are many different character, including Dionysus and his satyrs as well as other from deep history such as the tsar, harachari, plyuvakachi, startzi, and pesyatzi.     People from Europe, Asia and Africa as well as representatives from every folklore region in Bulgaria, all come to Pernik to celebrate. They come for the thrill of compe

DIY JAPANESE PAPER FLOWER ORNAMENTS!

   This diy comes from www.findinspirations.com .  I cool afternoon project to do during those cool afternoons or evenings while listening to a favorite cd.  Enjoy! Paper Flowers – Anyone Can Do That Japanese Kusudama Anyone can do that, I assure you. The proof: I can, just take a quick look at my result below. And, believe me, I am neither meticulous nor particularly patient. You could even say I’m the opposite. Below you can see my very first attempt to create paper flowers. What you will need to make your own Kusudama paper ball? 1. Paper – 60 square pieces of paper, all of the same size. I use advertising catalogues (for your convenience in the first part of this tutorial I use plain blue paper so that the folds are more visible). My squares are 3,5 cm x 3,5 cm but you can make them bigger, smaller squares would be rather hard to fold. For every flower you will need 5 pieces. 2. Ruler 3. Pencil 4. Glue – the glue I use have two nice properties: (1)