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This is a step-by-step tutorial on How to Make Piece of cake Chocolate Shards/Bark. These pretty curls are a decorative way to adorn cakes and desserts. Make them using, nighttime, semi-sweet, milk or white chocolate.

Irish Chocolate Cake on a wooden cake stand with serving plates and a spatula

These chocolate shards came virtually when I was coming upwardly with the recipe for my Christmas Yule Log.

In the past, to achieve the result of bark on the log, I merely used a fork to draw lines in the chocolate covering the log. A uncomplicated method taught in cooking class, merely rudimentary and I was looking for something more realistic and the shards add a dramatic 3-D effect.

The Yule log on a wood plank dusted with powdered sugar to look like snow with a pine cone

My friend Olivia from Liv for Cake,  decorated her Blackness Forest Cake with dark chocolate shards and besides made stunning red and white ones emulating processed canes for her White Chocolate Candy Cane Cake, very festive for Christmas.

A red and white decorated cake

Chocolate shards pace by step

So, allow's get to the step-by-step for these Easy Chocolate Shards/Bark. At that place is a video tutorial floating around the page somewhere so y'all can come across me in action.

A bowl of melted dark chocolate

I begin past melting the chocolate in the microwave. I place chocolate pieces  in a microwave-rubber dish and microwave on high for xxx 2nd increments, stirring in between until fully melted.

Spreading chocolate onto parchment paper

A piece of parchment paper is laid out flat. A puddle of chocolate is poured onto the edge closest to you lot. Spread the chocolate to a fine, even layer. The width of the chocolate will dictate how long the shards are.

Unrolling chocolate shards from parchment paper

Start rolling the newspaper over the chocolate. Making certain that only paper touches the chocolate, no chocolate to chocolate or information technology volition stick together and fail. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes (information technology can exist kept for 2 days this style).

Slowly unroll the newspaper with the chocolate facing upwards toward you, the shards volition showtime to pause on their own.

Yous will notice the chocolate is now facing you . The reason is considering the chocolate dried/set on the other side of the newspaper when was rolled onto it.

Which chocolate is best for shards?

I like to use a non-baking chocolate. Just a regular bar of chocolate you would eat every bit they melt the best. And not chocolate fries don't melt too as they are made to hold their shape.

Prep Time 30 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces (113 grams) dark, milk or white chocolate * see note

Instructions

  1. Add together the chocolate to a microwave-safe basin in pieces. Microwave for 30 seconds and stir. Repeat until fully melted.
  2. Lay a sail of parchment newspaper on a apartment surface. Spread a thin, even layer of chocolate over the paper. The shards will exist as long every bit the chocolate spread is broad.
  3. Take the edge of paper closest to you and coil over the chocolate, making certain that no chocolate is touching.
  4. Refrigerate for at least xxx minutes, then unroll.

Notes

I find that regular chocolate (not blistering) works best

Nutrition Information

Yield

8

Serving Size

one
Corporeality Per Serving Calories 120 Total Fat 6g Saturated Fat 4g Trans Fat 0g Unsaturated Fat 2g Cholesterol 12mg Sodium 73mg Carbohydrates 12g Net Carbohydrates 0g Fiber 0g Saccharide 6g Carbohydrate Alcohols 0g Protein 5g

This nutrition calculation is provided by Nutronix that is only a guideline and not intended for any particular diet.