{"id":222,"date":"2013-12-06T11:16:37","date_gmt":"2013-12-05T23:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.asyouwish.co.nz\/blog\/?p=222"},"modified":"2016-01-13T09:31:43","modified_gmt":"2016-01-12T20:31:43","slug":"sundae-buffet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/asyouwish.co.nz\/blog\/sundae-buffet\/","title":{"rendered":"Sundae Buffet"},"content":{"rendered":"

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12 Days of Christmas Ideas – Day 12<\/span><\/em><\/h1>\n

Well here we are – Day 12 of\u00a0’12 Days of Christmas Ideas’.\u00a0 So many ideas to choose from yet somehow I managed to whittle it down to 12 of my favourites.\u00a0\u00a0Today’s idea\u00a0is not only a favourite of mine, but a favourite with everyone whenever I set one up.\u00a0 It is the Sundae Buffet.\u00a0 Plus with today’s idea we are offering\u00a0a free download of Christmas tags and buffet labels<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Sundae<\/p>\n

I have done Sundae Buffets for a few years now and whether its for children or adults they always prove to be popular.\u00a0 Being that Christmas Day can often be a hot one here in New Zealand I thought it would be great to create one that is very Christmassy and\u00a0will go well along side Christmas Dinner.\u00a0 A simple solution to dessert – they are fairly easy to set up and most of the prep-work can be done well in advance.\u00a0 Not only that they look incredible!<\/p>\n

For this Sundae Buffet I have used dishes that I have collected over the years (mostly from my grandmothers when they cleaned out their china cabinets), but you can use anything to hold your toppings.\u00a0 It doesn’t need to be a great expense. I’ve seen people use paper bags and terracotta pots.\u00a0 I suggest you look around your home and see what you have available.\u00a0 If you decide you do need to buy some dishes try the second hand shops, they often will have a variety of suitable dishes.<\/p>\n

\"Sundae<\/p>\n

It’s so easy to get carried away with the number of toppings you add to a Sundae Buffet.\u00a0 Keep in mind that a little can go a long way. I always like to start with either Vanilla or French Vanilla Ice cream, that way it keeps the toppings as the main feature and flavour.\u00a0 I then work at having a selection of toppings from the following categories: Sprinkles;\u00a0Sauces; Fruit (Fresh or Frozen) and Sweet Treats.\u00a0 Depending on the occasion I might add a few extras – for example being that this\u00a0Sundae Buffet was a Christmas theme, I added the little Gingerbread Men.<\/p>\n

For the sprinkles I started with the chocolate drops, then chopped up some shortbread biscuits and walnuts.\u00a0\u00a0I also decided I just had to have some Christmas coloured candies and 100s and 1000s.\u00a0 I found an online candy store (based in NZ) called Crazy Candies<\/a>.\u00a0 Their candies are sorted by colour which meant I could easily find what I wanted. I ended up buying one pack of their red chocolate gems and one pack of their green chocolate gems.\u00a0 I was very impressed with their service and how quickly they delivered.\u00a0 To get the mix of 100s and 1000s that I wanted I ended up buying one packet of each colour and mixing them myself.\u00a0 I got mine from an awesome little cake decorating shop in New Lynn, Auckland\u00a0called Miss Bon Bon<\/a>.\u00a0 If you do plan\u00a0to visit, try and go on a Friday as it is cupcake day and they are just divine.\u00a0 You can place orders with them over the phone if you live further afield. Alternatively Pretty Baker <\/a>have a good online store that also\u00a0supply these.<\/p>\n

For the sweet treats you can have anything you fancy.\u00a0 I like to keep them bite size since it’s it really just about having a taste and you don’t want them to take up the entire sundae cup.\u00a0 For this Christmas theme I went for mini Christmas mince tarts, Christmas cake and mini chocolate \u00e9clairs.\u00a0 For the Sauces I always feel that 3 is a good number\u00a0– in this case I choose Maple Syrup, \u00a0Homemade Mixed Berry Sauce and Homemade Chocolate Sauce.\u00a0 Lastly I added in the fresh Strawberries.<\/p>\n

\"Sundae<\/p>\n

Once you have your toppings all sorted it’s just a matter of setting it up, putting out the sundae dishes ( I suggest using\u00a0small ones – people can always come back for seconds) and adding the buffet labels.\u00a0 You can either make your own our download our editable designs.<\/p>\n

Download Christmas 2013 Tags & Buffet Labels<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

So that brings us to the end of our ’12 Days of Christmas Ideas’.\u00a0 We’d love to hear\u00a0your feedback\u00a0about any of the ideas and if you decide to try out any\u00a0for yourself\u00a0we’d love to hear how you got on.<\/p>\n

Merry Christmas, may your countdown to Christmas 2013 be\u00a0creative,\u00a0low-stress\u00a0and most of all\u00a0enjoyable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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