Originally Posted by bigbelly2

would someone mind telling me how the hell i make chocolate truffles, the ones with the hundreds and thousands on the outside (excluding the alcohol though) pls

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Originally Posted by Margerle

Oh, my.... This is my forte. I love baking Christmas goodies and I do a lot of stuff.

There's a lot of really fun things to make that are yummy. Package them in pretty cellophane bags, tie a ribbon around it and there are lots of people who would love it. Especially if they had Christmas goodies as kids from Grammas house or soemthing.

Here's a list of the things I made last year:

Black and White Peppermint Bark
Marshmallow Popcorn Balls
Ritz Cracker Cookies (though I use white chocolate and holiday m&m's)
Peanut BUTTER brittle
Butterscotch Haystacks
Santa's Favorite Cake
Peppermint Meringues
Spritz Cookies
and my piece de resistance:
Rosettes


I buy those cheap shirt boxes and crumple some tissue paper in the bottom as packaging material. The crumples help keep things in place and gives dimension to the bottom of the box. You can also use muffin tin liners for cookies, and pieces of candy to keep them separate from the other items. Then I put a few of each treat inside. I throw some wrapped candy and/or chocolates inside, and tie the whole thing with some ribbon. Anything that won't fit in the box can be bagged in a cellophane bag. I make up a dozen or so of these boxes/bags and freeze them or keep them in a cool place.

They are ready to go whenever we have a spontaneous party and need a hostess gift or if we visit someone unexpectedly. Everyone likes homemade treats and they aren't very expensive. Especially when you're making several whole batches.

Originally Posted by Tezzy

i make my truffles this way:

1/2 pound white chocolate
1 cup of heavy cream
1 tbsp of coffee
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

cocoa powder and dark chocolate for decoration

Chop the chocolate finely with a sharp knife. Place them in a heat-proof mixing bowl.

Heat the cream in a small saucepan until it just boils. Turn off the heat and allow the cream to sit for 20 seconds. Pour the cream through a fine-meshed sieve into the bowl with chocolate. With a wire whisk, slowly stir the cream and chocolates together until the chocolate is completely melted. Whisk in the vanilla and coffee. leave at room temp for an hour

i use a melon baller to shape the mixture but it can be done with a teaspoon, spoon round balls of the chocolate mixture onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. then i put in the fridge for about half an hour whilst i melt the dark cocolate for decorating.

i roll the balls in the cocoa powder and drizzle whith the dark choccy

yummy!!!!!

Originally Posted by ayshahudson

Ooo! I love Peanut Butter Brittle!

I've decided to make these cupcakes
http://www.joyofbaking.com/VanillaCupcakes.html

& then try a Red Velvet Cake, i've never heard of it before but i think it's American, looks beautiful!
http://joyofbaking.com/RedVelvetCake.html