Description
This festive Christmas Tree Frosting Board is a fun and visually appealing holiday treat. Creamy cream cheese frosting is colored green, piped into a Christmas tree shape, and decorated with M&M candies and butter toffee for the trunk. Served alongside cookies and crackers, it makes a perfect party centerpiece or holiday snack.
Ingredients
Scale
Frosting
- 2.8 ounces (80g) softened butter
- 2.8 ounces (80g) powdered sugar
- 5.6 ounces (160g) cream cheese
- Green gel food coloring (to desired shade)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Decorations
- M&M candy (for decorating)
- Butter toffee (for the tree trunk)
Dippers
- Cookies and crackers (for dipping)
Instructions
- Prepare the frosting: In a mixing bowl, beat the softened butter and powdered sugar until the mixture becomes creamy and smooth. Then add the cream cheese and continue beating until stiff peaks form, indicating a thick and firm frosting.
- Add flavor and color: Mix in the vanilla extract for flavor and green gel food coloring until you achieve your desired festive green shade.
- Pipe the Christmas tree: Transfer the frosting into a piping bag. On a wide, flat plate, pipe the frosting in the shape of a Christmas tree, starting from the base and working upwards to form the classic triangular tree shape.
- Decorate the tree: Adorn the frosting tree with M&M candies to resemble ornaments. Use pieces of butter toffee to create the tree trunk at the base of the tree.
- Serve: Present the frosting Christmas tree board with an assortment of cookies and crackers on the side for dipping into the creamy frosting.
Notes
- You can adjust the amount of green gel food coloring to get the perfect shade of green.
- For a firmer tree shape, chill the frosting slightly before piping.
- Butter toffee pieces can be replaced with pretzel sticks for a different texture.
- Use a variety of cookies and crackers to add different flavors and crunch.
- Store any leftover frosting in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
