Strawberry Santa's

The perfect desserts for Christmas aren’t always baked goods.  Sometimes fruits can add color and options for your friends and family members.  Sometimes people want to have something different.  Adding Strawberry Santa’s are a fun and decorative way to make everyone happy. 

Ingredients:

• Strawberries
• 2 cups of heavy cream
• ¼ cup of sugar
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• Black writing gel

Directions:

Place heavy cream in a stand mixer and whisk on low speed for 5-7 minutes on low speed.  (For KitchenAid mixers use #2)  Do Not Mix On High Speed.  Begin to add sugar in slowly.  Then add in vanilla extract.  Continue mixing for another 8-15 minutes until cream is thick and forms peaks.  Place cream in a piping bag or plastic bag.  Rinse strawberries.  Cut off the stem making the bottom flat so it can stand on its own.   Then cut off the top 1/3 of each strawberry.  Pipe about ¾ an inch of cream on the top of the bottom portion of the strawberry.  Place the top 1/3 on top of the cream.  Add a small dot of cream on the very top of the strawberry.  Using black writing gel, add 2 eyes on the cream. 

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