Dan Cake Mini Rum Truffle Cakes 225g

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Remove the saucepan from the heat and add the chocolate chips. Stir until all the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth. I love fun decorations that make me look like a pro. It’s a little known secret that I am horrible at decorating. I’m pretty good at faking it when I have to. I like to keep my rum truffles sophisticated and straightforward by using a few go-to decorations that require absolutely no decorating skills. Drizzled chocolate Whatever you decide to use, keep it simple these chocolate truffles will look homemade, and that’s okay because handmade gifts are the best. Nothing says I love you more than a gift of homemade rum truffles. Place the cake sponge in a bowl and crumble the cake either by rubbing with your hands (it’s best to use catering food gloves for this) or using a food processor. Yes, you can use store-bought chocolate cake instead of cake mix. Just make sure it’s cooled completely before crumbling it.

If you are so inclined, make a few different varieties and decorate them differently, so you know what is inside. To be on a safe side, eat these truffles within 7 days, although their actual expiry date might be a little longer than that.

This recipe takes 5 minutes to make in the microwave. I don’t tell anyone that I make this in the microwave. I mean seriously, it’s so easy. These Rum truffle with cake crumbs are fairly straightforward to make, so hopefully you won’t have any difficulties in making these. They are incredibly easy to make – if you’ve never made chocolate truffles before, don’t be intimidated by them – they are very simple. The fab combination of cake and chocolate, which makes these truffles soft and moreish. Any specialist equipment needed? Add the vanilla extract and the pinch of salt to the cream mixture and blend in. When nearly cold, add the rum or rum essence and then add into the cake crumbs and mix well till evenly combined.

Dark chocolate – the best quality you can find. I would recommend using a chocolate with between 50-70% cocoa solids. These rum balls freeze exceptionally well and are better after sitting for a while in a container. I make these a few weeks before Christmas and then freeze them until the big day. Icing Sugar – these truffles are pretty dark and rich, so I add a little icing sugar to take the edge off all that richness.If you are making a smaller amount (like 1/2 of the recipe) warm up the cream and chocolate at the same time. The cream doesn’t need to boil, it just needs to be warm enough to melt the chocolate, so if you melt them together, you’ll save time. Variation on this recipe The alcohol will help to preserve them, but since we’ve not use any other preservatives and we’ve not rolled the truffles in a tempered chocolate to seal the truffles in, only make them for immediate use. How to store these truffles Super simple and delicious, these rich and indulgent Chocolate Rum Truffles are a classic no bake Christmas treat! They make a fabulous gift for a dark chocolate lover.

But you don’t need to save this recipe for your holiday baking. Homemade chocolate truffles are perfect for any occasion, and you can get creative with different fillings and decorations. What are truffles? To make this recipe at home (or at least as close to the shop bought one as possible) add the following (in small quantities first, then taste it and add more if needed) These cake truffles were originally inspired by the popular cake truffles available in the shops around Christmas time. We prefer the rum balls or bourbon balls to be chewy and fudge-like, not dried out like the rum ball recipes that use nuts. Consider these to be rum brownie balls, even, to understand the texture that I am talking about. Take a peek at the photo below, you can tell that these are truly spectacular rum balls! That photo was taken right after I made them, so they are now sitting in my freezer with the flavours melding together until Christmas. The consistency will be the same as shown in the photos. Keep the truffles wrapped or stored in an airtight container in cold, dark place, but not in a fridge. Chocolate Truffles TroubleshootingThe main difference is that the shop bought version also includes fruit juice from lots of different fruits, lemon juice finely milled nuts and rum essence. You will need quite a lot of chocolate vermicelli to coat the truffles – I used a whole 70g tub. You can use whatever sprinkles you like if you don’t have chocolate stands. looking for more easy no bake recipes?

You can add a teaspoon of vanilla extract or almond extract to the chocolate mixture for extra flavor.

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I remember my mum would buy us one ‘potato’ each, so we wouldn’t need to share and I quite often could not even finish mine. As delicious as it was, it was also quite filling! Rum – the better quality of the rum, the better your truffles will taste! A spiced rum is especially nice and feels suitably festive. Dan Cake Rum Truffles can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. They can also be frozen for up to 1 month. Thaw the truffles in the refrigerator before serving. Tips: You can swap the cake crumbs for biscuit/cookie crumbs if you like – I’ve used digestive biscuits and ginger nuts in the past. my truffle mixture is too soft to roll into balls Don’t stir the chocolate and cream too soon, otherwise the ganache might split What makes this recipe work