Summer Truffle Chocolate Truffle is a modern British recipe for a classic sweet (candy) of a chocolate and cream blend containing summer truffle pieces that's piped and coated with chocolate and cocoa powder before being allowed to set and served. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British version of: Summer Truffle Chocolate Truffle.
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Chocolate truffles are typically light chocolate sweets in the form of a truffle. This is rather unusual, in that these chocolate truffles contain real truffle pieces as a flavouring. A rather unusual way of making use of summer truffles. These make a great Christmas present as they provide an interesting talking point.
Ingredients:
375g plain chocolate
30g good quality chocolate (at least 70% cocoa solids)
140g dark cocoa powder
250ml double cream
120g summer truffles, chopped
50g granulated sugar
Method:
Pour the cream into a saucepan. Heat gently at first, then bring to a boil. Immediately take off the heat and add the chopped truffle pieces.
Grate 350g of the plain chocolate into the bowl. Pour over the truffle cream and stir until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth. Allow to cool then cover and place in the refrigerator to chill for 2 hours. After this time take out of the refrigerator and spoon the mixture into a piping bag. Use this to pipe the mixture into round shapes on a greased baking tray. Place back in the refrigerator to harden for 15 minutes.
In the meantime, grate the remaining plain chocolate and the 30g good-quality chocolate. Place in a bain marie (double boiler) and melt over barely-simmering water. Take the chilled truffles, one at a time, and skewer with a toothpick. Turn these in the melted chocolate to coat then dust wit the cocoa powder and the granulated sugar. Allow to harden as your prepare the next truffle. Place in an air-tight tin and store in a cool place (but not the refrigerator).
