Chocolate Truffles by Kenwood

The new Kenwood Cooking Chef is the first appliance to fully combine food preparation and Induction cooking

Ingredients

50g cake trimmings
50g butter or margarine
50g caster sugar
50g icing sugar
2 tablespoons of cocoa powder
5g ground almonds
A drop of almond essence
Chocolate sprinkles
Paper sweet cases

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Tools:  Creaming beater
Difficulty: Easy

Method

1. Crumble the cake trimmings with your fingers.
2. Place butter and sugar in the mixer bowl and mixwith the creaming beater until soft and fluffy.
3. Sieve together icing sugar and cocoa and add to the mixer bowl. Add the ground almonds and almond essence. Mix together.
4. Beat the cake crumbs into the cocoa mixture using a wooden spoon. It should be very stiff.
5. Take a small spoonful of the mixture and roll into a ball with the palm of your hand.
6. Roll each truffle in chocolate sprinkles until well coated. Then put in the paper sweet cases.

source: http://www.kenwoodworld.com

Chocolate Truffles Recipe HOW TO COOK THAT Chocolate Truffle by Ann Reardon

Is there a better gift than home made chocolate truffles? They cost you an arm and a leg at the chocolatiers and yet you can make them yourself for a fraction of the cost.

You will need your chosen truffle fillings (recipes below and demonstrated in the video) plus tempered chocolate for dipping the truffles.  If you chocolate is not in temper your truffles will be soft and melting at room temperature.

Please read this post first on what chocolate to use and how to temper chocolate.
https://www.howtocookthat.net/public_html/how-to-temper-chocolate-in-the-microwave/

Chocolate Truffles Recipe

300g (10.58 ounces) of tempered dark chocolate covered 20 truffles (6 of them in a mold and of the 14 cubes), with 90g (3.17 ounces) of chocolate left over (you need the extra so you have enough to dip the truffles).

If you make all of the fillings below you will make 71 truffles and will need 835g (29.45 ounces) of tempered chocolate for covering them.

Ginger Chocolate Truffle Recipe

Makes 12 squares of ganache filling in the size shown
3 tablespoons (45ml) cream
6 thin slices of peeled fresh ginger
100g (3.53 ounces) chocolate (milk, dark or white)

Set in a plastic container 6.5cm (2.56 inches) x 10cm (3.94 inches)
tempered chocolate for covering, see top of post for details

Chocolate transfer sheet for decorating

Chocolate Mint Truffle Recipe

Makes 7 truffles in the size shown

3 tablespoons (45ml) cream
4 fresh mint leaves
100g (3.53 ounces) chocolate (milk, dark or white)

unsweetened cocoa powder for rolling

Chilli and Sea Salt Truffle Recipe

Makes 12 squares of ganache filling in the size shown

3 tablespoons (45ml) cream
1 teaspoon crushed chilli
100g (3.53 ounces) chocolate (milk, dark or white)

Set in a plastic container 6.5cm (2.56 inches) x 10cm (3.94 inches)
tempered chocolate for covering, see top of post for details

pinch sea salt flakes for decorating

Popping Sugar Truffle Recipe

Makes 12 squares of ganache filling in the size shown

3 tablespoons (45ml) cream
100g (3.53 ounces) chocolate (milk, dark or white)

Set in a plastic container 6.5cm (2.56 inches) x 10cm (3.94 inches)
tempered chocolate for covering, see top of post for details

Coffee Truffle Recipe

Makes enough filling to pipe into 16 truffles in the size shown
3 tablespoons (45ml) cream
1/4 teaspoon instant coffee granules
100g (3.53 ounces) chocolate (milk, dark or white)
chocolate mold

tempered chocolate for covering, see top of post for details

Pistachio Chocolate Truffles

Makes 12 squares of ganache filling in the size shown3 tablespoons (60ml) cream
1 tablespoon pistachio nuts
100g (3.53 ounces) chocolate (milk, dark or white)
optional – extra 15 pistachio nuts lightly roasted and cooled to put on top of the ganache squares before dipping

Set in a plastic container 6.5cm (2.56 inches) x 10cm (3.94 inches)
tempered chocolate for covering, see top of post for details

cocoa nibs for decorating

source: https://www.howtocookthat.net/public_html/chocolate-truffles-recipe/

How to make White Chokolate by Todd's Kitchen

This video recipe will show you how to make white chocolate in your own home.

Ingredients:

50g cocoa butter
1/3 cup icing sugar
1/2 tsp powdered milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Pinch of salt


Todd's Kitchen
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