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Easter M&M Bark

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Easter M&M Bark
I am mind blown.

I bought a £4 piece of foam board to use as a background/light reflector for my photos and it has completely transformed my photos.

Who knew it was so simple?!

I’ve still been reading loads and playing around with my camera. It now takes me around an hour to take photos of one recipe… I used to have quite a few recipes ready to go, but now as it takes so long I pretty much make and blog within a few days.

Not that this is a problem, I’m getting into a good routine with Uni work and blog work. I do Uni work all week and then at the weekends I make 3-4 things for the week coming and edit them on Sunday night 🙂

Although I still constantly fight with the light in my house. It’s so infuriating. I have to keep hopping over the cable joining the camera to my laptop and bugger about with the curtains. This is not cool.

95% of the time my house is gloomy as hell. I take all of my photos on the dining table as it’s right by a window and, honestly, it’s the only place in the house which has proper natural light.

Once in a blue moon (like today) there is bright sunlight shining directly into the window which also mucks up my photos as they have horrendous shadows, no matter what I set the camera up to do. I can get a photo where I’m 90% happy with it and then I see a horrible shadow which I know even Lightroom wouldn’t fix and it’s just ruined so I have to do it again.

Anyway it’s all a learning curve, so I’ll just have to keep playing about with my curtains – much happier now that I understand my camera though 🙂

Since it’s Easter next weekend (I know right, where has the time gone?!) I thought I should use the Easter coloured M&M;’s I bought on my recent trip to London and make some bark. It’s uber simple, all you have to do is melt some chocolate with a tiny bit of butter, spread it out over a baking tray and sprinkle with M&M;’s. Then leave it alone to set. For something which takes about 5 minutes to make, it tastes amazing!

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Easter M&M Bark

Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups good quality white chocolate; I use Green & Blacks
  • 1 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 3/4 cup M&M's

Instructions

  1. Line a baking tray and break the chocolate into a heatproof bowl.
  2. Add the butter into the chocolate and then place in the microwave in 20 second increments, stirring between each until the chocolate is gloriously smooth. Make sure you stir for about 30 seconds between heating as chocolate can hold its shape and be melted and then you'd end up with a burnt up mess. Alternatively, you can place the bowl on a simmering saucepan of water and stir until melted.
  3. Pour the chocolate onto your baking tray and spread with a small offset spatula. My square ended up being 25cm x 28cm - this was a great thickness for the bark, but if you want it thicker then spread it out less.
  4. Sprinkle the M&M's all over the melted chocolate.
  5. Leave to set for at least 6 hours, overnight if possible. Once the chocolate is set break it into pieces.
  6. Bark will keep in an airtight container, at room temperature, for 3 days.

Recipe Notes

Recipe by Annie

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Enjoy 🙂

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Comments

  3. Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch says

    I love the Easter Bark! Delicious! It's amazing what a little white foam board can do for picture's, there's many times where the husband and I are is some awkward position with a few pieces of foam board to try and get a good shot along with lighting! Have a wonderful weekend I found you over at the Six Sisters Strut Your Stuff Weekend!

  6. Diane Balch says

    I love how simple this recipe is and what a great presentation it makes. Thank you so much Annie for sharing this with us on Foodie Friday.

  7. Miz Helen says

    Hi Annie,
    Your Easter Bark looks so pretty and is just perfect for the Easter season.
    Hope you are having a great weekend and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

  10. madge | the vegetarian casserole queen says

    Oh, Annie! We must be kindred spirits. I have similar lighting issues in my home. In fact, I can't even take pix in my house. I do all my photography on the front porch…rain, snow, below freezing temperatures…I have no choice.

    Your pix look amazing though and I always thought they have! But do tell your foam board secret!

    Great recipe, by the way!

  11. Jill @Two Yellow Birds Decor says

    That looks so good!! Yum!!! I love the pastel M&M;'s for Easter. Thanks so much for sharing at Thursday's Temptation. I am going to be featuring your bark tonight at this weeks link party!
    Jill

  19. Annie Standing says

    Thank you! Hope you enjoy future recipes and thanks so much, always takes me ages to design things like that, I just sit there staring at a blank screen struggling for inspiration! 🙂

  21. Annie Standing says

    I wish I had a porch to take photos on! The only place is on the dining table as it's next to a window although that still creates issues! It sucks, I wish my house was lovely and bright!

  25. Kathy Moody says

    Yum, this looks amazing and so pretty! Thank you so much for sharing at A Bouquet of Talent this week. Have a Blessed and Happy Easter!
    hugs
    Kathy

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