Social Pictures: The 39th Cúirt International Festival of Literature launch
Social Pictures: The 39th Cúirt International Festival of Literature launch

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‘There’s a claustrophobia within a love sustained by friendship and respect’
‘There’s a claustrophobia within a love sustained by friendship and respect’

Sarah Gill

My Life in Culture: Media and Communication Studies lecturer Dr. Susan Liddy
My Life in Culture: Media and Communication Studies lecturer Dr. Susan Liddy

Sarah Finnan

10 unique Irish stays for something a little different this summer
10 unique Irish stays for something a little different this summer

Sarah Gill

A Derry home, full of personality and touches of fun, proves the power of embracing colour
A Derry home, full of personality and touches of fun, proves the power of embracing...

Megan Burns

The rise of the tennis aesthetic (thank you Zendaya)
The rise of the tennis aesthetic (thank you Zendaya)

Sarah Finnan

Rodial founder Maria Hatzistefanis: 15 lessons in business
Rodial founder Maria Hatzistefanis: 15 lessons in business

Holly O'Neill

PODCAST: Season 3, Episode 4: Trinny Woodall of Trinny London
PODCAST: Season 3, Episode 4: Trinny Woodall of Trinny London

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Ask the Doctor: ‘Is a Keto diet safe, or could it raise my cholesterol?’
Ask the Doctor: ‘Is a Keto diet safe, or could it raise my cholesterol?’

Sarah Gill

Sarah Jessica Parker loves Ireland and we love her
Sarah Jessica Parker loves Ireland and we love her

Sarah Finnan

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Edible Christmas Tree! Make Your Own Chocolate Bark


By Kate Phelan
22nd Dec 2015
Edible Christmas Tree! Make Your Own Chocolate Bark

This is chocolate as you’ve never known it! Make someone’s day with these delightfully spicy, floral combinations of white and dark chocolate bark…

In search of the perfect present for a chocolate lover? Look no further. This festive floral recipe for homemade chocolate bark makes 2 delicious bars of each colour chocolate.

YOU WILL NEED
* 100g dark chocolate
* 100g white chocolate
* 1 tsp chilli flakes
* 1 tsp sea salt flakes
* 1 tsp lavender flowers
* 1 tsp dried cornflower petals
* 1 tsp rose petals
* 5 cardamom pods, crushed and seeds taken out
* 2 tsp edible glitter

METHOD
For the dark chocolate bark
1 Melt the dark chocolate in a bain-marie.
2 Once melted, spread into bar shapes on baking paper.
3 Sprinkle with desired toppings such as chilli flakes and sea salt or rose petals and edible glitter.
4 Leave to cool, then wrap.

For the white chocolate version
1 Repeat steps 1 and 2.
2 Top with lavender and cornflower petals or rose and cardamom seeds.
3 Leave to cool, then wrap.

Recipes and styling Jette Virdi  Photography Nathalie Marquez Courtney  Styling Assistant Michelle Hanley