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Easy Chocolate Tree Cake With Rustic Background
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Chocolate Tree Cake

Quick and easy chocolate tree cake with colorful leaves, homemade with simple ingredients. Perfect for Fall, Autumn, Thanksgiving parties.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Decorating time10 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 Mini cakes
Calories: 300kcal
Author: Abeer Rizvi

Ingredients

  • 4 Chocolate coffee cake Round, Mini size, Dimensions, 4x3 each
  • 3 cups Chocolate ganache frosting
  • 1 cup Graham crackers Roughly chopped
  • 2 cups Dark chocolate Melted
  • ½ cup Red candy melts Melted
  • ½ cup Yellow candy melts Melted
  • ½ cup Orange candy melts Melted

Instructions

  • Bake cakes and allow them to cool completely.
  • While the cakes are baking and cooling, prepare the frosting.
  • Trim the domes of the cakes (if any) and level them.
  • Place each cake on individual serving dishes and ice them smoothly.
  • Cover the entire cake in chopped nuts or crushed graham crackers to create a rustic appearance.
  • Make the trees now. Start off by drawing a rough sketch of a tree on a sheet of paper.
  • Tape this sheet down on a cookie tray.
  • Place a sheet of wax paper on top of this sketch and secure it in place with tape.
  • Fill a piping bag with melted dark chocolate and cut the end with scissors to make a very small opening.  
  • Outline the tree sketch. It does not need to be perfect. Make sure to go over the tree trunk portion a few times, in order to make it thicker and stronger.
  • Chill tray in freezer for 5 minutes and allow the chocolate to set.
  • Fill a piping bag with red candy melts. Fill another piping bag with yellow candy melts and fill a third piping bag with orange candy melts. Cut the ends with scissors to make very small openings.
  • Remove tray from freezer.
  • Pipe leaves randomly on the tree branches, using all three colors of melted chocolate. Squeeze at a 45 degree angle and pull away.
  • Chill tray in freezer again for 5 minutes to allow the chocolate to set.
  • Then, remove from freezer and gently peel the wax paper away from the tree.
  • Pour some melted dark chocolate along the backside of the tree trunk and stick a lollipop stick here. Let it set.
  • Push the chocolate tree into your mini cakes gently. Enjoy!

Notes

  • Read all my tips above.
  • Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 days. 

Nutrition

Calories: 300kcal | Carbohydrates: 124g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 69g | Saturated Fat: 31g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 27g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 476mg | Potassium: 998mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 124g | Vitamin A: 36IU | Calcium: 95mg | Iron: 14mg