Christmas Gift Basket
Ingredients
Cake Balls
- 1 box cake mix
- 1 can frosting
- 2-3 cups powdered sugar
Simmering Potpourri
- 1 large apple
- 1/2 bag cranberries
- 3-4 cinnamon sticks
- 1/4 cup cloves
- 2 vanilla pods
Hot Chocolate
- 1 can hot chocolate
Instructions
Cake Balls
- Bake cake according to package instructions.
- Let cool then crumble into bowl. Mix in frosting until balls can be formed by hand without crumbling.
- Roll in powdered sugar and place in Christmas tin.
Simmering Potpourri
- Heat oven to 300 F.
- Slice apple and place on covered baking sheet with cranberries. Bake about 45 minutes, checking periodically to make sure apples don’t burn. Let cool then add to jar with cinnamon sticks, cloves and vanilla.
- Write following instructions on card and tie to jar: Add 2 cups water and simmer on stovetop. Add water as needed.
Hot Chocolate
- Put hot chocolate in jar and tie tag with following instructions around jar: "Add 3 1/2 tablespoons-8 ounces hot water. Mix well and enjoy!"