Pink and Gold Blinged Strawberries

Blush pink and gold are hot, hot, hot 

for weddings this year.  Isn't it fun to 

see gold come back in fashion, design and

even food?

I gave a shower for my niece who is

getting married in March.  Her colors

are blush pink and gold so I had a lot

of fun with the table and the food.  I

will show you the table in my next post,

but I wanted to start with these gorgeous

strawberries.

Pink and Gold Blinged Stawberries

1 1/2 C. white chocolate discs (or use all pink discs)

3-4 red chocolate discs

1 quart strawberries, wiped clean with damp cloth, then dried

Gold dust, decorating sugar, dragees and edible gold spray

Place the discs in a microwave safe bowl.

Heat on high for 30 seconds and stir, whether

it looks like it needs it or not.  You don't want the

chocolate to scorch.  Stir and melt again for 30 seconds.

Continue to do this until there are just a few lumps, then

stir until the lumps are gone

Place a piece of parchment paper on a pan.  Dip the dried

strawberries one at a time into the chocolate, letting them

drip a little.  Carefully place on the parchment pan so that

you don't have a lot of excess chocolate under the berry - a

skirt.  Continue until you have coated about 30 berries.

They should be dry by now.

Place some of the remaining chocolate in a pastry

bag and just barely snip the end off.  Drizzle some

pink chocolate back and forth across the berry, one

at a time.  Then sprinkle the desired decoration on

the berry.  I do this over a plate for each different

sprinkle so that I can save any excess and place

it back in the container.  

Let cool and set up in the fridge, at least

15 minutes.  Serve the same day you make them.

and 

They were perfect for our table.

Here is a sneak peak, but you are going to have to wait

to see the rest of it.   I think she was blown away!

Hugs and Kisses until then!

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