Burfee Truffles

Sprinkled with coloured almonds or crushed nuts, Burfee Truffles are the perfect sweet gift for friends or family.

Conversions

intermediate

SERVES 28

PREP TIME 45mins

COOK TIME 5mins

Ingredients

  • 10ml butter
  • 250ml fresh cream
  • 125ml tinned cream
  • 65g Huletts Icing Sugar
  • 300g milk powder
  • 1ml ground cardamom/elachie
  • 1ml rose essence
  • 30ml ground almond
  • chocolate for decorating
  • almonds, nuts for decorating

Method

  1. Heat the butter, fresh cream, tinned cream and icing sugar on medium heat until it starts to bubble.
  2. Remove from the heat and sift in the powdered milk, whilst slowly whisking it in.
  3. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring continuously.
  4. Remove from heat and add the cardamom, rose essence and almond.
  5. Transfer the mixture into a glass bowl and refrigerate for 60 minutes.
  6. Remove from fridge and use a tablespoon to scoop out a little mixture about 15 ml place it on a lined baking sheet
  7. Freeze the baking sheet for an hour.
  8. After an hour remove the baking sheet from the freezer. Roll the little pieces into neat round balls and set aside
  9. Place chocolate in a microwave bowl. Use a little chocolate at a time. Melt the chocolate at 20-second intervals. Mix it well
  10. Insert a toothpick into each round ball, and dip it into the chocolate. Place the chocolate-dipped ball into mini cupcake liners.
  11. Press it on the sides of the cupcake liner and gently remove the toothpick.
  12. Decorate with coloured almonds.

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Conversion Table

Cups Tablespoons Grams
Butter 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 57g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 76g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 227g
Flour/Sifted 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 30g/27g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 40g/35g
1/2 cup 8 Tbsp 60g/55g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 120g/110g
Granulated Sugar 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 50g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 65g
1/2 cup 8 Tbsp 100g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 200g
Brown Sugar/ Firmly Packed 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 45g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 60g
1/2 cup 8 Tbsp 90g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 180g
Water 1/4 cup 4 Tbsp 57g
1/3 cup 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp 76g
1/2 cup 8 Tbsp 114g
1 cup 16 Tbsp 227g