Christmas tree cakes | SA Garden and Home

Ingredients

• ½ cup flour
• ½ cup ground almonds
• 1 ¼ cups caster sugar, divided
• 8 egg whites, at room temperature
• 1 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 cup white chocolate, melted
• 2 cups unsalted pistachios, finely chopped or ground
• ½ cup icing sugar
• 1 handful colourful dragée balls, optional