Christmas Tree Brownies
Rich chocolate brownies cut into tree shapes and decorated with green buttercream, sprinkles, and candy canes for a festive holiday treat.
Equipment
- 9-inch square baking tray
- Electric whisk or stand mixer
- Piping bag with 2D closed star tip
Ingredients
For the Brownies
- 200 g unsalted butter
- 200 g dark chocolate
- 4 medium eggs or 3 large eggs
- 275 g caster sugar
- 100 g plain flour
- 50 g cocoa powder
- 100 g milk chocolate chips
- 100 g white chocolate chips
For the Decorations
- 10 candy canes
- 100 g unsalted butter
- 200 g icing sugar
- green food colouring
- sprinkles
- sweets such as M&Ms for decoration
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180°C (160°C Fan) and line a 9-inch square baking tray with parchment paper.
- Melt the butter and dark chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of boiling water or in the microwave for 1-2 minutes. Let it cool to room temperature.
- Whisk the eggs and caster sugar with an electric mixer until pale, mousse-like, and doubled in volume. The mixture should leave a trail when the whisk is lifted.
- Fold the cooled chocolate mixture into the egg mixture carefully to avoid losing air.
- Sift the cocoa powder and plain flour over the mixture and fold gently until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Pour the batter into the prepared tin and bake for 25-30 minutes. Let it cool completely in the tin.
- Cut the brownies into tree shapes by halving the tray and cutting triangles. Insert candy canes into the base of each brownie.
- Cream the butter and icing sugar to make buttercream. Add green food colouring until the desired shade is reached.
- Pipe zigzag lines of buttercream onto the brownies using a piping bag. Decorate with sprinkles and sweets, adding a yellow star (like an M&M) at the top.
Notes
These brownies are perfect for holiday gatherings. For extra festivity, dust with powdered sugar to mimic snow.