Mixed Gingerbread Christmas Trees | Donna Hay

Ingredients

• 125g unsalted butter, softened
• ½ cup (90g) light brown sugar
• ⅔ cup (230g) golden syrup
• 2½ cups (375g) plain (all-purpose) flour, sifted
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of (baking) soda, sifted
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice
• 125g unsalted butter, chopped and softened
• 2⅓ cups (350g) plain (all-purpose) flour, sifted
• ⅓ cup (35g) cocoa powder, sifted
• 2 cups (320g) icing (confectioner’s) sugar, sifted
• ¼ cup (25g) cocoa powder, sifted
• 2 tablespoons boiling water, plus 1 tablespoon extra