Tree Cake

Tree Cake

Ingredients

• Butter 125 gm
• Vanilla essence 1 tsp
• Caster sugar 1 ¼ cups
• Eggs, separated 3
• Cocoa powder 2/3 cup
• Water 1/3 cup
• Milk ¾ cup
• Flour 1 ½ cup
• Baking powder 1 tsp

Ingredients for Frosting

• Chocolate, chopped 60 gm
• Butter 125 gm
• Icing sugar 1 ½ cups

Method

• Beat butter and sugar, add vanilla essence. Beat in egg yolks, in another bowl mix cocoa powder, water and milk with a whisk so no lumps remain. Add sifted flour. Beat egg whites in another bowl till soft peaks form, fold in the mixture slowly, pour into a greased and lined Christmas tree shaped pan and bake at 180 degrees for 20-25 minutes or till a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Cool and frost. For the frosting melt chocolate and let cool, beat butter in another bowl till fluffy and add in the chocolate, add the icing sugar and mix till a spreadable frosting is achieved. Decorate the tree with icing or small sweets.