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Christmas Cake Chocolate Truffles
A great way to use up Christmas cake and other goodies to make these indulgent grownup treats
Ingredients
- 300 g Christmas cake/fruitcake
- 2 tbsp whisky
- 50 g marzipan from top of cake
- 100 g chocolate
- 30 g mixed nuts crushed
Instructions
- Remove marzipan from cake and roll into balls the size of a hazelnut. Discard icing.
- Mash cake with whisky then set aside in fridge to firm up 1 hour
- make balls of truffle and squish a marzipan ball into each one
- melt chocolate either in bain marie (bowl over simmering water) or in microwave
- dip the truffle balls in the melted chocolate and then roll in the crushed nuts
- set aside in the fridge for at least half and hour to firm up
Notes
Store these Christmas cake chocolate truffles in a sealed box for up to a week or freeze for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Calories: 63kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 1gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 7mgPotassium: 20mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 8IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 16mgIron: 1mg
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