Just made some truffles following Willie's recipe. My my they will definitely not make it to the x-mas gift baskets they are just divine! Highly recommend. Just make sure you triple the recipe if you want to give some away.
bedazzledjewels,
Dec 5, 10:59am
Is this made with his cacao! Much sweetening in it! BTW - the offer is due! I feel a BIG order coming on.
makespacenow,
Dec 5, 11:11am
So do I checking the fb every couple of hours as due to untimely arrival of our baby i missed the last one! 250ml cream 150g caster sugar 180 g cacao chocolate I followed the tip of soaking raisins in rum (alas not venezuelan) I may play around with the recipe and reduce the sugar next time as I do find them sweet but they are addictive!
bedazzledjewels,
Dec 5, 11:15am
Probably with raisins in it it doesn't need any sugar at all. I love things soaked in rum! I must get his book out of the library again. You know that he's coming to NZ next year for the Chocolate Festival!
makespacenow,
Dec 5, 11:19am
Where is it and when please!
bedazzledjewels,
Dec 5, 11:20am
It's in Wellington in August I think. Hopefully coming to Auckland too.
My latest batch I added half a cup ofblitzed roastedhazelnuts - took them to a whole new taste dimension. There's something about the flavour combination ofroast hazels anddark chocolate.
willyow,
Dec 5, 3:35pm
My new truffle-making hobby is doing nothing for my waistline though.
makespacenow,
Dec 5, 4:53pm
i am bf my baby so can get away with a lot atm bus;) but had to stop at few rum ones as started to feel lightheaded. Thinking of trying white chocolate and dried cranberries/raspberries soaked in home made limonicello.
bedazzledjewels,
Dec 5, 5:07pm
Willie's white chocolate is amazing - it even smells of chocolate. Bit expensive though. ;-)
willyow,
Dec 5, 5:13pm
A good coating for truffles is string coconut - you put it in a frying pan (nothing else) and stir it non-stop for a while until half have gone brown - wait till they are cold- dip youtruffles inmelted chocolate and spoon this over them - yummy
makespacenow,
Dec 5, 5:22pm
have not tried that yet.tempted to try the new pearls though
bedazzledjewels,
Dec 5, 5:32pm
Oh yes - they will be incredible.
makespacenow,
Dec 6, 11:17am
bedazzledjewels a question for you - my last batch of truffles didn't set. Not sure why, never had that happen before. Still bit like super thick yogurt. Where have I gone wrong (or could it be the cream!). And is there a way to fix it or do we just have a lot of thick chocolate sauce! TIA
bedazzledjewels,
Dec 6, 11:26am
Either way it would be delicious! Maybe the ratio of cream to chocolate is a bit unbalanced!
makespacenow,
Dec 6, 11:30am
I actually followed the recipe this time.dh laughed saying things always work when I don't measure or follow a recipe just guess.this time i thought I would follow and here we have a gooey mess.i guess kids can have it with berries and banana for dessert.
Does anyone have the Edmonds recipe for apricot balls with dried apricots citric acid orange juice and icing sugar!
makespacenow,
Dec 6, 6:41pm
offer coming this weekend! I re heated the mix and added some dark whiskers chocolate and it is setting in the fridge now.looking way thicker.so yet not enough chocolate/too much cream.
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