🎄 Christmas Cake Brownies 🎄 Rich Chocolate Mincemeat Brownies topped with Homemade Marzipan and Royal Icing 🎀 Use shop bought marzipan and icing for an easier version and if you’re not in the UK make sure your eggs are safe to eat raw 😘 Christmas Cake Brownie Ingredients For the brownie 170g lightly salted butter 225g dark chocolate 3 tbsp cocoa powder 250g soft brown sugar 3 large eggs beaten 1 tsp vanilla extract 220g plain flour 325g mincemeat For the marzipan (makes approx 500g) 240g ground almond 120g caster sugar 120g icing sugar 2 egg yolks 5 drops almond extract (optional) For the Glaze 1tbsp orange marmalade 1/2 tbsp hot water For the Royal Icing 550g icing sugar 75g egg white 1/4tsp lemon juice Method 1. Make the brownie: Break the chocolate into a heat proof bowl with the butter, vanilla and cocoa powder over a saucepan with 2cms simmering water. Stir regularly until the ingredients have fully combined. Remove from the heat. Preheat fan oven to 160 degrees Celsius. 2. Mix the sugar into the chocolate mixture with a spoon, then the eggs, then the flour and finally the mincemeat until you have a well mixed, thick batter. Grease and line your tin (approx 30cm X 20cm) with baking paper and spoon in the batter, making sure it’s evenly spread. Bake for 33mins. Remove from the oven and leave to cool, removing from the tin after 30 mins. 3. Make the marzipan - sift the icing sugar into a bowl, then stir in the ground almonds and caster sugar, almond extract and eggs and keep mixing until it comes together. Form into a ball and cover. 4. Make the icing - sift the icing sugar into a mixing bowl and mix into egg whites and lemon juice. Keep mixing until it forms a thick smooth paste. Cover and set aside. 5. Once the brownie is nearly cool. Mix up the glaze in a cup and brush it over the top. Roll out the marzipan to fit, using a dusting of icing sugar to prevent sticking and lay and press it to the top of the brownie. Spread the icing on top and decorate as you wish. Leave somewhere cool for 24 hours to set. Slice. #christmascake #brownies #mincepies #frosting #chocolate #cake #homebaking #recipes