Chocolate tree cake

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

Chocolate tree cake

Recipe by Chef Soomro 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

  1. 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.