G had found a recipe for ginger Christmas stars in her cookbook, and was determined to try them, particularly as we keep catching this 'bake off' show on CBBC that she is very impressed with. We had to get black treacle specially and it went everywhere, sleeves were in it, blobs were on the floor sticking up socks, G had more or less a complete costume change during the mixing, but it didn’t take long before the mix was in the oven and smelling lush!  As always the big pull was icing and specially chosen sprinkles. Taking heed of a disappointing peppa pig cake experience where the icing ended up so thin it couldn’t stay on the cakes, we added water cautiously. I think they look pretty good, G just ate the silver balls off one and gave the licked cake to me. it was ever thus.......