Thursday, March 15, 2012

Birthday Bark!

Matt's birthday was a couple of weeks ago and I made Cake Batter & Sprinkle Bark for his birthday present. Bark is a wonderful candy in that it is so simple to make, looks great, and makes wonderful gifts.


Recipe:
1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Melt dark chocolate in double boiler.
3. Pour melted dark chocolate onto your parchment and spread with a small offset spatula for ease until desired thickness is achieved. Freeze for 20 minutes to set.
4. Melt your white chocolate*. Whisk in cake mix slowly, stirring well until smooth. Let sit for approx three minutes until it slightly thickens.
5. Remove pan with set dark chocolate from the freezer and pour white chocolate repeating the same technique as you did with the dark chocolate. Toss sprinkles right away so they set in the white chocolate. Freeze for twenty minutes.
6. Once set, break into pieces. Can be eaten, placed in glass jars for gifts, placed on tiered platters for a party, etc.

*When buying white chocolate, make sure one of the first ingredients is cocoa butter.   White chocolate should be cocoa butter, milk solids, milk fat, and sugar. It makes a big difference in taste, texture, and flavor.

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