Reader's Digest Christmas Tree

Cakers love Reader’s Digest. It’s like the casserole of magazines. Take some health tips, add a dash of fire prevention, whisk in a few jokes, sprinkle an Anne Murray interview on top, eh voila – dinner is served! Simply put, it’s the biggest magazine in the smallest amount of time. And if that doesn’t sum up the caker way of life, I don’t know what does.

Here’s another bonus – you can make Christmas trees out of old issues! Just note that one magazine only makes a half tree. So either put your tree in front of a wall or use two magazines to make a whole one. Or keep turning your half tree around as your guests move around the room.


Special thanks to Caker Cooking reader Stephanie for telling me about this!

Here's how you make one:

Take a Reader’s Digest, preferably with a photo of a firefighter carrying an elderly person on the cover.

Fold the upper corner down to make a big triangle. Then fold the lower corner up. Do this over and over until your fingers hurt real bad. Tear off the covers.

And there you have it!

Leave it as-is or spray paint the crap out of it.