I made these for my Mam to take to her Christmas party at work but I'm also making some for the family on Christmas day..so this was a good practice for then!
They actually turned out better than I imagined for my first try and I am super pleased with them..the Christmas spiced sponge is do die for as well!! I think next time I will make the trees higher!
To make these you will need:
225g (8oz) butter
225g (8oz) caster sugar
225g (8oz) self-raising flour
4 medium eggs
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp vanilla extract
1) Preheat oven to 180 degrees / Gas mark 4
2) Cream together butter & sugar
3) Beat in the eggs
4) Fold in the flour gradually
5) Add the spices and the vanilla extract
6) Spoon into cake cases & bake for 15-20 mins
For the icing:
125g (4oz) icing sugar
100g (3oz) butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp green food dye
1) Cream together butter & icing sugar
2) Add the vanilla extract and the food dye. You might need to add more dye than this depending on how green you want it!
3) Spoon into a piping bag with a large star end nozzle.
4) Start from the middle and work your way upwards in a spiral to make a Christmas tree shape.
5) Decorate with silver balls for a bauble effect!
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