Pretty in Peppermint!

Oh my goodness, if I could, I would share one of these chocolate- peppermint donuts with each and every one of my readers! They are really quite delicious (if I may say so myself *wink*), but this peppermint buttercream frosting is just out of this world!

I was planning to bake donuts with Earlybird one day this week, as part of his Advent countdown, but on a whim I decided to make a more festive frosting than the average buttercream. I also had all-natural candy canes on hand (found them at Whole Foods last month) so we crushed a bit to sprinkle on top.

I'm so in love with this new (for me) frosting I plan to make chocolate cupcakes on Christmas, frosted and decorated in just this way. (To be perfectly honest, I like them without the crushed candy, but they just look so pretty like this I couldn't resist.)

Well, in lieu of a cupcake, I will offer you a wish for a lovely Thursday ~ I hope your last minute holiday preparations are going well ... :)

It's snowing here today, and we have all the Christmas lights on as we work around the house, setting up tables and bringing special holiday plates up from storage. Our holiday entertaining begins tomorrow afternoon, so there's much to do before all the celebrating begins ...

See you again soon!