Last-minute Christmas recipe for 4 - 8 people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has butter, icing sugar, food colouring, chocolate, liquorice and chocolate.
Chocolate tree cake
Course: Last-minute Christmas
Servings
4 - 8
servings
Prep time
15 mins
Ingredients
- Butter: 250g very soft butter
- Icing Sugar: 500g sifted icing sugar
- Chocolate: 18-20cm square sponge or chocolate cake
- Food Colouring: green food colouring
- Liquorice: matchstick chocolates or black liquorice laces
Directions
- Beat the butter with sifted icing sugar and a little green food colouring. Spread the mixture on an 18-20cm square sponge or chocolate cake. Use matchstick chocolates or black liquorice laces to mark the branches of a Christmas tree, then dot on assorted chocolates to look like decorations.