So this is Christmas- yay! I will be blogging a little bit
more than usual during December, as I've so many ideas going on in my head. Oh,
and like the Starbucks cups, the Cakeyboi header is going red, but only for the
season...
It’s mine and Disneyboi’s favourite time of the year. When
it’s okay to be a big kid and get away with it. In fact, I probably love the
build up to the big day, more than the day itself.
Every year I take the first week of December off from my
work and call it Christmas Prep Week! Truth be told, most of my prep is already
done, I’ve written the cards (In October?!), bought and wrapped most of the
pressies and the decorations are up. I just bake and watch Christmas TV movies.
I do festoon my home with Christmas decorations – in fact if
you ‘Like’ the Cakeyboi Facebook page, for December I will be having a ‘Cakey
Christmas Countdown’, a different decoration from my home every day – just a
bit of advent fun. Pop over if you are so inclined!
My first festive bake isn’t really a bake. More of a melt
and chill. It’s Christmas Bark. You may have seen my Great British Bark and
Halloween Bark already, but this is where it all started. I have made my
Christmas Bark for years now. If I didn’t make it my family and friends would
be sooo disappointed.
Ingedients:
450 grams white chocolate, chopped
60 grams rice krispies
12 peppermint candy canes
20 grams white mini marshmallows
Method:
Line a large cookie sheet with greaseproof paper and set
aside. Crush the candy canes in a food processor until they are in small
pieces, but not dust! Chop the mallows in half to make even smaller.
Place the white chocolate in a heat proof bowl and place
this over a saucepan of simmering water (make sure the water doesn’t touch the
bottom of the pan). Melt the chocolate, stirring all the time.
Once fully melted, stir the rice krispies through the
chocolate until it is all combined. Pour this mix on to the prepared cookie
sheet and spread out with a knife until it is one thin layer. Next, sprinkle
the candy cane pieces evenly over the mix and then the mallows. Take another
sheet of greaseproof paper, place this on top of the bark slab and smooth it
all over with your hands, pushing lightly to embed the canes and mallows into
the chocolate. Pop into the refrigerator to set completely. I left mine
overnight.
Remove from the fridge and using your hands break into
random shards. The size is totally up to you. And there you have Christmas
Bark! I placed mine in little plastic take-away cartons, lined with red and
green cellophane. Kids and adults love this stuff, with the white chocolate
krispie crunch, peppermint chew and melting mallows.
Enjoy!!
Don't forget the Cakeyboi 2013 Calendar Giveaway - open until 24th December...
Yummers! I love rice crispies! And white chocolate! And peppermint!
ReplyDeleteYou must try and make this - no excuses!!
DeleteWhat a great idea!!
ReplyDeletePlenty more to come...
DeleteYum yum yum, what a great holiday treat. I love your new Christmas heading,too!
ReplyDeleteThanks U - looking forward to your holiday bakes too!
DeleteMy goodness you sound organised! I have lots of christmas baking ideas this year too - it's an inspiring time!
ReplyDeleteProbably too organised lol! Looking forward to CC Christmas makes!
DeleteWow, it sounds like you're seriously organised for Christmas...you've made me realise how unorganised I am...will have to get onto that! :-) Your bark looks fab and I'm sure the recipients will appreciate a delicious homemade gift! :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you - they had their bark last night and it went down a storm!!!
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