Make your own gorgeous rum truffles this Christmas
By Eye Magazine published 20 December, 2011 No CommentsThey’re one of those treats you allow yourself at Christmas and literally everyone love rum truffles, so how much better would you feel when you hand them out at your party if you could say you’d actually made them, yourself? It’s easy and here’s how!
Preparation time:
20 minutes + 1 hour refrigeration
Total cooking time: 1 minute
Makes 25
Ingredients
• 200gms dark cooking chocolate • 60ml cream • 30gms butter • 50gms chocolate cake crumbs • 2 teaspoons dark rum, brandy or whisky • 100gms dark cocoa powder
Method
Put the chocolate in a heatproof bowl. Put cream and butter in a small pan, then heat and mix until the butter starts to melt and the mixture is just boiling. Pour the hot mixture onto the chocolate. Mix until the chocolate melts and the texture is smooth. Add the rum and cake crumbs and mix altogether. Put in the fridge for 20 minutes then take out, roll into a slab and cut into 25 pieces, Roll each into a ball.
On a sheet of baking paper, spread the dark cocoa powder and roll each ball in it until coated.
Line the truffles on a foil lined tray. Refrigerate for 40 minutes.
Can be kept in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.
Enjoy and have a very happy Christmas!
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