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 Add the chopped up chocolate and leave to melt. If the mixture is too cold to melt, just heat it gently until all chocolate is melted. This can be done easily in a microwave. You can use a different type of alcohol, such as brandy, whiskey, or cognac, to infuse the truffles with different flavors.

I usually get about 35-40 regular size chocolate truffles from this recipe, but it will depends on how big or small you make yours. Can I scale up or down this recipe? 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) Yes, you can use any type of alcohol that you like. Just keep in mind that different types of alcohol will give the truffles different flavors. Absolutely. You can swap the rum for whisky, brandy, a flavoured liquour such as Amaretto, or Baileys. an orange flavoured Liquour such as Cointreau. what can i use instead of cake crumbs? Instead of sprinkles, you can roll the truffles in shredded coconut, cocoa powder, or chopped nuts.

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Rum – the better quality of the rum, the better your truffles will taste! A spiced rum is especially nice and feels suitably festive. Keep the truffles wrapped or stored in an airtight container in cold, dark place, but not in a fridge. Chocolate Truffles Troubleshooting

I love making homemade Christmas gifts – I’m not in any way a crafty person at all – my strengths lie in the kitchen! the perfect homemade Christmas gift Yes, you can use store-bought chocolate cake instead of cake mix. Just make sure it’s cooled completely before crumbling it. Using your catering gloves again, take about a large teaspoon of the mixture together and form a ball. To be on a safe side, eat these truffles within 7 days, although their actual expiry date might be a little longer than that.

Remove the saucepan from the heat and add the chocolate chips. Stir until all the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth. The fab combination of cake and chocolate, which makes these truffles soft and moreish. Any specialist equipment needed? You can add a teaspoon of vanilla extract or almond extract to the chocolate mixture for extra flavor.

You only need 4 ingredients to make these easy boozy truffles. This homemade rum truffle recipe is easy and even fun to make. Making these Christmas truffles is one of my holiday traditions. Making these easy boozy truffles at home 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: 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 recipeWhen I first made this recipe I didn’t get the chance to take any photos, so it’s quite fitting that when I was recently re-doing this recipe, I chatted to my mum online at the same time. Why not stay in touch… 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. These cake truffles remind me a type of cake dessert sold in a sweet shops when I was growing up. It was quite large (like 4-5 cm) and round and was called ‘ the potato’. Probably not the nicest name anyone could have invented, but I guess it was because the cake ball was not perfectly round and rolled in cocoa powder resembling the actual potato. They are incredibly easy to make – if you’ve never made chocolate truffles before, don’t be intimidated by them – they are very simple.

For a simpler finish, drop the rum balls into a bowl of cocoa powder. You don’t even have to dunk them in the melted chocolate first. Sprinkles Happy baking everyone! I’m sitting here thinking of these babies that are in the freezer and wondering if I can sneak one… You can use different types of alcohol, such as brandy, whiskey, or cognac, to infuse the truffles with different flavors. 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. The chilling time isn’t a strict guide – it may take a little under or over an hour depending on how cold your fridge runs. Chill the truffle mixture until it has firmed up but is pliable enough to roll into balls.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 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. 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. They would make a fabulous homemade Christmas gift and are incredibly easy to make – all you need is six ingredients! We take our rum balls and bourbon balls seriously in this household as they are Mr Magpie’s favourite treat. Which also means that I leave the rum ball making up to him during the holidays! These rum balls are nut free, melt in your mouth, fudgy delights! Chocolate Bourbon or Rum Balls How to Make Rum Balls