Christmas tree cake

Ingredients

Chocolate pie crust :

• 1/2 cup softened butter (120 gr)
• 2/3 cup icing sugar (80 gr)
• 1 oz cocoa powder (25 gr)
• 2 tsp vanilla sugar
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 egg
• 1.5 cups flour (200 gr)

Mascarpone cream :

• 0.5 lb mascarpone
• 1 vanilla bean
• 1/2 cup icing sugar
• 1.5 cup cream

To decorate :

• Raffaello
• Fresh rosemary
• 3.5 oz blueberries
• colored pearls
• Grated coconut
• Cake decorations

Materials

• Christmas tree stencil

Preparation

• Chocolate pie crust :
  Put softened butter+ icing sugar + salt + cocoa into the bowl and mix.
• Then add egg and beat together until combined. Now, add the flour and use your hands to mix until the dough become uniform. Do not over-knead!
  
• Now, wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate for one hour.
• Divide the dough into 2 pieces. Take one and place it between 2 baking sheets. Spread it then place the christmas tree stencil and cut the shape into the dough. Refrigerate for 15 minutes then remove the exceeding dough. Repeat with the second dough.
  
• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
  Use the exceeding dough to make a third christmas tree. Refrigerate before removing the exceeding dough (it will be easier to remove).
• Put the Christmas trees on baking trays with parchment papers. Bake for 12 minutes at 350°F (180°C).
  
• Mascarpone cream :
  Scrape the seeds out of the vanilla bean using the knife blade. In a large and cold bowl, whisk together: mascarpone cheese + cold heavy whipping cream + vanilla seeds + icing sugar. Beat whipping cream at maximum speed.
• Leave the pie crusts to cool down. Transfer the cream into a piping bag. Pipe and pull, covering the entire surface of the crust.
  
• Place the second crust on top and pie cream again, all over the surface. Repeat with the third crust.
• Decorate the Christmas tree with blueberries, Raffaello, colored pearls and fresh rosemary. Sprinkle some grated coconut on top to add some snow.
  
• There you are, your Christmas tree cake is ready !