It makes a delicious treat and can even become a fantastic homemade Christmas gift with the festiv twist that I have added to the already appealing chocolate bark recipe.
If you were unsure on just what bark is, it is simply a sheet of chocolate mixed with all of your favourite ingredients. It is a way of making chocolate even more flavoursome.
My recipe combines a festive look with Christmas toppings along with that wonderful peppermint flavour that you associate with candy canes mmmm.
Ingredients
* 300g dark chocolate (you can switch this for milk of white if you prefer)
* 1 tsp peppermint extract
* 2 candy canes
* christmas cake toppings (I opted for a selection from dr oetker)
Preparation
* Crush up your candy canes, I used a rolling pin for ease.
* Melt the chocolate 30 seconds at a time on high in the microwave. Again you can do this over water on the hob but I'm lazy.
* Once all the chocolate is melted stir in the crushed up candy canes and peppermint extract.
* Pour over a baking tray which is covered in parchment paper. Spreading out the chocolate into a nice relatively thin layer.
* Decorate with your chosen toppings and leave to cool.
* Finish by cutting the bark into chunks, I went for six big slabs but you can make smaller ones, especially if you want to give as a gift as they can be displayed nicely in a mason jar and finsished off with a bow.
What flavours and ingredients would you use to create your perfect bark?
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Love chocolate bark, the addition of the larger cake decorations makes it look really luxurious. Great idea xx
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