Last year, we created these adorable festive Christmas Tree Brownies, and well…the video recipe for them went viral overnight! By using simple ingredients like chocolate, sprinkles, pretzels and some store-bought brownies, we created a treat that was simple, easy and done in under 15 minutes. No wonder it was so popular.
So how do you top that? Well, we’re not going to. In fact, we’re just going to bring you another, perhaps classier, version of it!
Ditching the green for white and the rainbow for gold, we created them this time in a more elegant fashion, with a recipe that screams “White Christmas” and a winter wonderland, all in one. We served them up on a simple cake and garnished with rosemary and crushed pecans. The outcome was stunning. So stunning in fact, we had to convince people that it was ok to cut into and enjoy!
Whether you’re topping a cake, cupcakes, or brownies, these little chocolate trees are the impressive treat you can make in minutes, without any real baking skill required, in fact…you don’t have to bake at all. These are an easy “cheat” to making a store bought dessert very impressive.
For this recipe, we aren’t including the cake itself, because the recipe is simply only for the toppers. Like mentioned, you can put them on anything you choose. If you’re looking to simulate this cake, bake 3 layers of basic vanilla cake, and frost “naked” style (showing the cake through on the sides a bit) with a basic vanilla buttercream frosting. Or, you can be like us, and pick one up from your favorite bakery.
Servings: 24
Ingredients
2 cups white chocolate wafers
24 mini pretzel sticks
1 tbsp mini white round sprinkles
24 gold or silver balls (dragees)
Equipment
2x parchment lined baking sheets
Piping bag
Microwave safe mixing bowl
Method
Melt your white chocolate in a microwave safe dish, in 30 second intervals until it's nearly completely melted. Don't overcook them, once they are are mostly melted, continue stirring and they will melt off the heat in the bowl.
Scoop the melted chocolate into a piping bag, and snip the tip small. Test to see if the piping size is appropriate for this project, and if not, snip a little more. Best to start small, then cut a hole too big!
Place down your pretzel sticks onto the parchment lined baking sheets and begin piping a tree shape with the drizzling of white chocolate.
Once you've finished your trees, sprinkle them immediately, topping each "tree" with a gold or silver dragees.
Chill for 10-15 minutes or until they lift easily off the parchment.
Go ahead and top your cake, cupcakes, brownies, cookies or enjoy as-is!! There's no wrong way to do it!
Since successfully losing 100lbs by changing her relationship with food and her body, Sarah has taken her passion for food and balanced it between cucumbers and cupcakes. When she's not bustling her way around a kitchen, you can find her working out or winding down at home with her 3 kids and pug. Follow Sarah's journey on Instagram @TheBirdsPapaya.
