Recipe
Easy Christmas Tree Brownies
This festive Brownie Christmas Tree Cake is as fun to make as it is to eat! A fudgy brownie makes up the Christmas Tree and is decorated with a delicious vanilla buttercream.
Time: 1 hour 
Difficulty: Beginner
Yield: 18 servingsUdstyr
- Adjustable baking pan
- Wilton 1M piping tip
- Green gel food coloring
- Piping bags
Ingredients
Brownies:
- 3 batches of my brownie recipe
Green buttercream:
- 80 g butter (softened)
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 400 g powdered sugar (approx.)
- 5-6 tbsp milk
- Green gel food coloring (as needed)
White buttercream:
- 50 g powdered sugar
- Pasteurized egg white (as needed)
To decorate:
- Red M&Ms (as needed)
Instructions
Brownies:
- Prepare a triple batch of my brownie recipe and bake it in a pan about 30 x 40 cm (12 x 16 inches) in size. If you don’t have a pan that large, an adjustable baking pan works well.3 batches of my brownie recipe
- Let the brownie cool completely. Cut it into the shape of a Christmas tree.
- Optional: Slice the brownie into smaller pieces to make it easier to pull out a piece when serving.
Green buttercream:
- Place the softened butter and vanilla in a bowl (a stand mixer bowl works well). Beat with a hand mixer or stand mixer until the butter is light and fluffy.80 g butter, 1 tsp vanilla
- Gradually add powdered sugar and milk, alternating between the two, and mix until the frosting is thick enough to hold its shape but still soft enough to pipe. Add green food coloring.400 g powdered sugar, 5-6 tbsp milk, Green gel food coloring
- Test the frosting by filling a piping bag with a star tip and piping a few stars. If the frosting is too thick, return it to the bowl and add a bit more milk. If it’s too thin, add more powdered sugar.
- Start at the base of the brownie tree (not the “trunk”) and pipe rows of stars, moving upward in straight lines until you reach the top.
White buttercream:
- In a bowl, mix the powdered sugar with a little pasteurized egg white using a spoon until it forms a runny icing.50 g powdered sugar, Pasteurized egg white
- Fill a piping bag fitted with a round tip (or snip a small hole in the bag) and pipe a garland design onto the brownie Christmas tree.
To decorate:
- Decorate your Christmas tree with red M&Ms to resemble ornaments.Red M&Ms
- Store the brownie Christmas tree in the fridge until 1 hour before serving.