Cake #22 - 4th of July Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Cake #22 - Not really a cake...4th of July Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

This one's not complicated, but it is delicious and a fun way to celebrate our red, white and blue events such as 4th of July. It starts with dry, room temperature strawberries with stems attached, and a container of white chocolate candy melts (meant for fruit dipping, so they are easily meltable). You  can get these easily at the grocery store usually in the produce department. (The other chocolate candy melts you can get at the craft stores should work equally well if that's your preference.)

I bought 2 different white chocolate containers. I melted the first batch in the microwave, one minute at a time, stirring well each time. I then dipped all the berries in the white, leaving a portion of the red visible.  You just leave them on wax paper a few minutes to dry and harden.

Then I melt the 2nd container and tint it blue with food coloring.I then re-dip the tip of each berry so that the red, white and blue layers/stripes are about equal, let them dry on the wax paper and when finished, assemble them into a fun display tray of some sort. This batch yielded enough for 2 trays.   Fini.