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Cake Truffles

These truffles are made from cake offcuts. We soaked the offcuts in rum or amarula, but you can soak them in coffee or milo.
Cake Truffles
  • Makes 24 Truffles
  • Recipe Category: Baking, Cakes
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You Will Need:

Amarula and Brandy Truffles
  • 3 cups (750 ml) cake off cuts
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) Amarula
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) brandy
  • ± 50 g melted chocolate, dark or white
  • desiccated coconut or chocolate vermicelli
Amarula and Brandy Truffles
  • 3 cups (750 ml) cake off cuts
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) Amarula
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) brandy
  • ± 50 g melted chocolate, dark or white
  • desiccated coconut or chocolate vermicelli

Method:

Amarula and Brandy Truffles

Break the cake offcuts into small pieces.

Pour over the brandy and Amarula, and soak for 15 minutes.

Mix until the cake comes together and becomes pasty.

Roll in balls ± the size of ping pong balls, make some smaller.

Spoon 1 teaspoon of melted chocolate over and roll in your hands to coat the ball.

Immediately re-roll in coconut or chocolate vermicelli.

 

Variation

Rum truffles: Replace the alcohol with ½ cup (125 ml) dark rum.

Alcohol free truffles: Replace the alcohol with ½ cup (125 ml) strong coffee or milo.

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