CHERRY RIPE CHOCOLATE BASKETS
Chocolate, cherries and coconut are a match made in heaven (Hello Cherry Ripe bars!) and feeling a tad inspired by these Berry and Chocolate Bowls I decided to create my own little version using cherries and a chocolate and coconut sauce. The only moulds I had were those used to create easter eggs but this worked out well as each half acted as a little bowl/basket. Although not entirely necessary I decided to temper my chocolate. This not only creates a beautiful shine and snap but stops the chocolate baskets from melting at room temperature. Which is great especially if you don’t want to serve them straight away. Here’s a great guide depicting how to do so. Tempering chocolate takes a bit of practice but is well worth the effort and even if your attempts aren’t successful the chocolate still tastes great!
What you will need:
2 cups of milk chocolate
1 cup dark chocolate
500 grams of cherries
Chocolate and Coconut Sauce. My recipe here.
What to do:
Temper your chocolate (both the dark and milk together) and pour into your moulds. Allow your moulds to set entirely before removing. Pour in a small amount of your sauce into each mould then top with your cherries. Drizzle with some extra sauce and serve. Yes it’s that easy! Enjoy!
your photos are awesome! do you use a light box?
Naww thanks Shella!
I use a shallow DOF and a bit of Photoshop editing (Lens Blur)
Here’s the guide I learnt from. The whole website it pretty helpful as far as Digital Photography goes
Hope I have helped!
Becky xo
Cool thank you so much!
This looks DELISH. Can’t wait to give this recipe a try!
Thanks! Be sure to let us know how it goes
so cute! great idea.