Starters/Snacks Desserts Santa Brownie Hats

Makes : 12

Cooking Time: 40 minutes, plus cooling

Santa Brownie Hats | Christmas Recipes

Ingredients

  • 100g butter
  • 200g dark chocolate chips
  • 150g soft light brown sugar
  • 40g cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp mixed spice
  • 1 orange, zested
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 pot Betty Crocker velvety vanilla icing
  • 1 tube Dr Oetker red food colour gel
  • Sprinkles to decorate

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C, fan 160°C, gas mark 4.
  2. Line the base of a 23cm round cake tin with parchment.
  3. Melt the butter and chocolate together until smooth.
  4. Tip the sugar, cocoa powder and mixed spice into the bowl and stir to combine.
  5. Add the orange zest and eggs and whisk until smooth.
  6. Pour into the cake tin and bake for 25 minutes until set.
  7. It’ll still be squidgy in the centre.
  8. Remove and allow to cool totally in the tin before decanting.
  9. Cut into 12 slices.
  10. Place ¼ of the icing into a piping bag fitted with a small star nozzle.
  11. Pipe the “fur’ along the base of each triangle.
  12. Whisk the red food colouring into the remaining icing and place into a piping bag fitted with a plain nozzle.
  13. Pipe the “top” of the hat.
  14. Decorate with sprinkles.