Cherry Ripe Chocolate Baskets

7 Feb

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!

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7 Responses to “Cherry Ripe Chocolate Baskets”

  1. Sheila February 7, 2013 at 1:13 pm #

    your photos are awesome! do you use a light box?

    • Becky K. February 7, 2013 at 2:09 pm #

      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

      • Sheila February 8, 2013 at 5:07 am #

        Cool thank you so much! :)

  2. Moi Contre Le Vie February 11, 2013 at 11:42 pm #

    This looks DELISH. Can’t wait to give this recipe a try!

    • Becky K. February 12, 2013 at 12:09 am #

      Thanks! Be sure to let us know how it goes :)

  3. huntfortheverybest February 12, 2013 at 10:10 am #

    so cute! great idea.

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