Beat eggs with a mixer until fluffy foam, gradually add sugar and beat until the sugar is completely dissolved. It will take 5-7 minutes

Pour the sifted flour, a pinch of salt, baking powder and add the powder of the match. If you don't have anything to worry about, you can add finely grated lime zest and the juice from him, or a few drops of green dye. But simply white Christmas tree on the background of the chocolate cupcake bases will look in the context of beautiful and contrasting. In this case, it is advised to add a couple of tablespoons of lemon juice. Chocolate and lemon - great combination! I was limited to just powder match, she has her own very peculiar taste, so all the other supplements here is unnecessary.

Stir in the flour with a spatula or on low speed of mixer. Add the softened butter. In fact, oil should be added before the flour, but I forgot about it. When preparing chocolate dough, the error taken into account, although, by and large, the difference I saw. Stir in the milk and again mix briefly on low speed of mixer or with a spatula folding movements, from the bottom up.

Pour the batter into the pan, the laid parchment. The more form, the thinner tree. So watch yourself, as you prefer. I have the dough rose very well, the Christmas trees turned out plump, but to cut them was not too comfortable, the mold was drowning in the dough, not cutting through to the bottom. The size of my form - see 16х22 Put it into a preheated 180 C oven, about 35 minutes.

About 5 minutes before finishing baking a green cake begin to prepare the basic chocolate dough. The algorithm is the same, the ingredients are the same as those in the green test (only 2 times more), but instead of powder, match, add the sifted cocoa. And Yes, the oil is added before the flour! Do you remember?

Get the green dough, turn it over (so the cake is easier to cut) and quickly cut with a cookie cutter tree. As much as possible. I even have one extra left. Well, cropping was, but we ate wonderfully with afternoon tea. See what I have koryavenko tree? Obviously grew up in the deep, dense forest that was unsightly.)) I'm sure you have a decent mold and trees will turn smooth and beautiful.) I digress. Christmas trees line up in the center of your cupcake shape. If tree is not stable, pour on the bottom a little test.

And gently pour the tree to the top of the chocolate dough. Level, if possible, and there is no need to. The dough during baking will spread itself and fill all voids. In the photo - half of chocolate batter. The size of my cupcake shape 24х10 see Bake 60 minutes at 180 C. the same will Not overdry it!

And here he is our handsome!

Prepare lemon glaze - mix powdered sugar with lemon juice, pour the juice gradually, not all at once. The glaze should be very thick cream. Pour the cake icing and decorate with. I sprinkled the decoration of "Christmas Trees" and struck through a stencil silhouettes of fir trees. Decorated Christmas tree sugar beads and decor "Sugar hearts" around the contour of the green purchase gel.