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01 September 2010

Little indulgence


A bonbon accented with splash of rum. Coated in rich & velvety, melt-in-the-mouth creamy dark chocolate, tossled with unsweetened cocoa powder. Best of all, they are easy to make!


Box of decadent chocolate truffles using recycled egg cases with ruffle strings, environmental friendly wrapping ideas as sweet as the little gems in it.















Succomb to your craving and indulge in these sinfully truffles!



Classic chocolate truffles with rum

Ingredients:
225g semisweet chocolate
½ cup heavy cream
1½ tbsp dark rum
5 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

Method:

1. Break the chocolate into small pieces and melt it with cream and rum over hot water.
2. Whisk gently until the mixture is smooth.
3. Let it cool in the refrigerator overnight covered by plastic wrap.
4. Scoop a small tablespoon of chocolate mixture and roll the truffle balls in your hands. Be careful  to avoid melting the balls. The size (diameter) should be about 1 inch (2.5 cm). Alternatively, shape truffles by using a melon baller.
5. Roll the balls in cocoa powder.
6.Store the truffle balls tightly covered in a refrigerator.


Recipe reference: cacaoweb













11 comments:

  1. They look so much better than those storebought! Bravo!

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  2. Yumm Yumm... Love to try this .

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  3. your truffles are so beautiful jessie!!

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  4. Your truffles looks rick and delicious! I like the wrapping idea using the recycled egg cases. I have few at home too, I also kept it because I found it nice, only don't know what to do with it. Thanks for sharing the idea!

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  5. Wow... It looks so tempting! *^_^* Btw, Can I ask is the heavy cream referring to whipping cream? Is it dairy or non dairy?

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  6. Love the idea of egg cartons!!
    I've never eaten a truffle before, and I think I should try making some soon!!!

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  7. What a great idea to use recycled egg cases !

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  8. Jessie, I've been meaning to try making truffles! Just waiting for the right timing to come ... Will do so when the time hits! Yours look really dark chocolaty! Love the egg-carton-as-truffle-holder idea!

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  9. Good idea of using egg carton to hold ur truffles. Book mark!

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  10. Love this truffles, sinful but I don't mind to have one of those recycled box... ;DD

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