Tuxedo Strawberry Recipe

Courtesy of Buddy Valastro

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Buddy Valastro is an accomplished master baker, cake decorator, owner of Carlo's City Hall Bake Shop & Café in Hoboken, NJ, and star of TLC's hit reality show, "Cake Boss." Buddy and his cakes have also been featured on "The Today Show," "Good Morning America," "The View," and "The Sopranos." For more information about Buddy, visit Carlo's City Hall Bake Shop & Café's website at carlosbakery.com.

Today "Cake Boss" Buddy Valastro shares his recipe for Tuxedo Strawberries!

Bon Appétit...

Tuxedo Strawberries
Ingredients
6 - 8 big, beautiful, ripe strawberries with stems (Driscoll’s are good)
6 ounces Callebaut dark chips (bitter or semi-sweet)
6 ounces white chocolate chips

Instructions
1. Rinse and thoroughly pat dry the berries. If cold, bring to room temperature.

2. Line a small plate or cookie sheet with wax paper, parchment or foil. Set aside.

3. Place the chocolates into two small heatproof bowls. Bring two small pots of water to the simmer. Set the bowls of chocolate over the simmering pots of water. Let the steam gently heat the chocolates, stirring very gently (so as not to create air bubbles), occasionally, until the chocolate is melted and smooth.

4. By the stem end or leafy crown, dip and turn each strawberry to coat in the white chocolate. Give the berry a quick twist to allow excess to drip back into the bowl, and place berry on lined plate. Repeat with all berries, and refrigerate to harden white chocolate. When hardened, dip each side of the strawberry in dark chocolate to create the tuxedo jacket. To create designs (such as buttons and bow ties) on your strawberries, pipe melted chocolate into a parchment bag with a fine tip, and add chocolate detailing. Place in the refrigerator to harden chocolate. The strawberries are best-eaten same day.

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