Cherry-ripe Chocolate Slice

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 500 g chocolate, eating (cadbury's is the nicest)
• 5 ounces copha
• 1/2 lb desiccated coconut
• 14 ounces condensed milk, nestle (approx. 400g net, i think)
• 1 (100 g) packet cherries, fresh cherries could be used
• red food coloring

Recipe

• 1 melt half the chocolate (using steam - a microwave will burn it!) and press into a slice tray that is layered with aluminium foil.
• 2 refrigerate this till set.
• 3 combine coconut, cherries, melted copha and condensed milk into a semi-solid sticky mess.
• 4 add drops of food coloring till the mixture is pinkish.
• 5 press this on top of the chocolate, pressing into the corners and flattening out using a cold spoon.
• 6 refrigerate till set.
• 7 melt the rest of the chocolate and cover the mixture, then refrigerate again till chocolate hard.
• 8 remove the slice, foil and all, from the tray.
• 9 remove the foil and cut into small squares.
• 10 make sure you get all of the foil or your teeth will feel it!
• 11 keep refrigerated.