Chocolate and Cherry Bites (Confectionery)

Member Name: foxylou1980

Product:	Confectionery
Date:	27/02/09 (86 review reads)
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Advantages: Tasty, cheap, make a great gift

Disadvantages: Very fattening and moreish!

My seven year old daughter and I made these recently and we both really enjoyed them (although my husband wouldn't touch them as he hates cherries!) They are cheap and very easy to make, and make an ideal present when wrapped up in a pretty gift box. They are great fun to make with your child. The recipe is from a book called "Kids' Cooking" which my daughter and I use regularly. It is by Liz Franklin and published by Parragon.

Ingredients:
200g plain chocolate (Tesco's own brand is ideal, no need to shell out!)
50g butter (Tesco Value range is cheap and cheerful)
1 tbsp cocoa powder (I find that supermarket's own works just as well, tho Cadbury's has a much richer flavour!)
50ml double cream
250g icing sugar
8 glace cherries

Method:
1) Put the chocolate, butter and cocoa in a bowl over a pan of gently simmering water until the chocolate is melted (you can also do this in the microwave, though be careful as the chocolate can burn quite quickly!)
2) Stir everything together, pour into a mixing bowl and add the cream.
3) Beat in the icing sugar.
4) Chop the cherries into small pieces and fold them into the mixture.
5) Spoon the mixture into a shallow tin and smooth the top.
6) Chill in the fridge until set and then cut into neat squares.

Summary: A sweet treat