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Today I’m sharing with you how to make red velvet truffles.
They’re the perfect bit sized sweet treat and they’re easy to make so if you would
like to learn how to make these truffles then lets get started.
Firstly your going to need some red velvet cake.
For this you can either use a red velvet box cake, just follow the directions on the package.
Or if you would like you can make it from scratch by follow this recipe for my red velvet
cupcakes but just bake it into a cake rather than cupcakes.
I will have the recipe for the red velvet cake listed in the information box as well
as on my website or you can watch the video recipe by clicking the link on the screen.
Once you’ve baked your red velvet cake and it’s been left to cool we can start to break
it up.
Do this into a large bowl by breaking the cake into a few smaller pieces first then
using your finger tips to crumble up the pieces.
This doesn’t take too long, a minute or so and it’s quite fun to do.
If you are low on time you can actually make the cake for these truffles a few days a head
of time to speed up the process.
Toss all of the crumbs together with your hands to make sure you’ve crumbled up all
of the cake.
Reserve and handful of the crumbs to decorate the truffles a little later on and set the
cake crumbs to the side while we prepare the remaining ingredients.
In a separate bowl add a package of room temperature cream cheese.
Make sure it’s room temperature, just take it out of the fridge an hour or so before
you need to use it.
Use a whisk or and hand beater to mix the cream cheese together until it has softened
and whipped a little.
This makes it easier to mix with the cake crumbs rather than just using it straight
out of the container.
To sweeten up with truffles a little I’m adding half of a cup of icing sugar.
You don’t want the truffles to be too sweet as they are going to be coated in white chocolate.
Add the icing sugar to bowl with the cream cheese and beat together until smooth and
well combined.
Use a spatula to scrape all of the cream cheese mixture out of the bowl and onto the cake
crumbs.
Switch to a wooden spoon or your hands to mix the crumbs and cream cheese together until
it is well combined and there are no lumps.
The truffle mixture should be quite a velvety texture and be sticking together easily.
Place a some wax paper onto a baking sheet so the truffles don’t stick.
Take handfuls of the mixture, about a tablespoon or so and use your hands to roll it into a
smooth ball.
Try and compact the crumbs as much as possible so there are no cracks and there isn’t a
chance that they will split apart.
Continue rolling into balls until you have used all of the truffle mixture.
Place the baking sheet filled with the truffles into the fridge to set for at least a few
hours.
A few hours later when the truffles have set it’s time to melt some chocolate for the
coating.
Using a sharp knife cut a block of chocolate into small pieces or break it up with your
hands.
Place the chocolate into a heat proof bowl and place it over a saucepan with a small
amount of simmering water.
Turn the heat off and leave the chocolate for a few minutes.
Stir the chocolate a few times until it is smooth and completely melted.
Remove the truffles from the fridge and place them into the melted chocolate one at a time,
turning them with a fork so they are completely covered.
Drain the excess chocolate and place the truffle onto wax paper to set.
Sprinkle with a small amount of the cake crumbs we reserved earlier.
Repeat with the remaining truffles.
The chocolate should set quite quickly as the truffles have just come out of the fridge.
If the chocolate is not completely set place them back into the fridge for about 5 minutes.
Then they are ready to serve.
This recipe makes about 50 small truffles so they’re great to share, or to make as
edible gifts.
Let me know if you give these a try, i would love to see a picture!
Don’t forget the recipe will be listed in the information box as well as on my website.
If you would like to see more dessert recipes take a look at this chocolate salted caramel
Tart or this recipe Creme Brûlée.
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Thank you so much for watching, I hope you enjoyed this recipe.
I’ll see you in my next video.
Bye!