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Christmas Cream Truffles

Christmas Cream Truffles

Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad

Home-made chocolates make a perfect gift with the personal touch. They are easy to make and delicious to eat.

Why not try coffee essence or tia maria in place of the vanilla and brandy?

Preparation Time	40 minutes
Portions	Batch of 20 chocolates
Skill Level	Easy
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Christmas Cream Truffles Ingredients

175 grams	Dark Chocolate (Silver Spoon Create) broken into pieces
50 grams	Dark Muscovado Sugar (Billington's) or try with Light Muscovado
25 grams	Butter
2	Happy Eggs yolks
0.50 tsp	Vanilla Extract (Nielsen-Massey)
1 tbsp	Brandy
2 tsp	Single Cream
40 grams	cake crumb or biscuit crumb
50 grams	Chocolate Flavoured Strands
25 grams	Cocoa Powder
25 grams	Billington's Golden Icing Sugar

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How to make Christmas Cream Truffles

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Melt the chocolate in a medium bowl placed over a pan of gently simmering water. Add the Dark or Light Muscovado sugar and butter and stir until melted and smooth.
Stir in the egg yolks, vanilla essence, brandy and cream. Heat gently, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes.
Add the cake or biscuit crumbs. Beat the mixture well and then set aside to cool. Refrigerate until frim enough to handle.
From the mixture into approximately 20 balls, and then roll in chocolate strands, cocoa powder and golden icing sugar. Place in sweet cases and store in a cool place.

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