They are a no bake treat – all you need to do is melt together chocolate and cream and stir in cake crumbs, a little icing sugar and rum – and that’s it! But you don’t need to save this recipe for your holiday baking. Homemade chocolate truffles are perfect for any occasion, and you can get creative with different fillings and decorations. What are truffles?

Yes, you can use store-bought chocolate cake instead of cake mix. Just make sure it’s cooled completely before crumbling it. You can add a teaspoon of vanilla extract or almond extract to the chocolate mixture for extra flavor.You can use different types of alcohol, such as brandy, whiskey, or cognac, to infuse the truffles with different flavors. Such an easy recipe! Definitely add a LOT more condensed milk and rum. I just kept adding more of both until I liked the taste and the consistency was right for rolling into balls and dipping into sprinkles. Welcome to Foodology Geek! I’m so glad you decide to stop by. I’ve been cooking and hoarding recipes for as long as I can remember. It’s my pleasure to share them with you. This recipe is also perfect for making cakesicles or cake pops, where you usually need more than just one batch. Shelf life

For a simpler finish, drop the rum balls into a bowl of cocoa powder. You don’t even have to dunk them in the melted chocolate first. Sprinkles Place the cake sponge in a bowl and crumble the cake either by rubbing with your hands (it’s best to use catering food gloves for this) or using a food processor. You only need 4 ingredients to make these easy boozy truffles. This homemade rum truffle recipe is easy and even fun to make. Making these Christmas truffles is one of my holiday traditions. Making these easy boozy truffles at home Keep the truffles wrapped or stored in an airtight container in cold, dark place, but not in a fridge. Chocolate Truffles TroubleshootingTo make this recipe at home (or at least as close to the shop bought one as possible) add the following (in small quantities first, then taste it and add more if needed) You will need quite a lot of chocolate vermicelli to coat the truffles – I used a whole 70g tub. You can use whatever sprinkles you like if you don’t have chocolate stands. looking for more easy no bake recipes?

If you want to, you can also leave out the rum if you are making these with children or use rum essence (you’ll need about one teaspoon, depending on the strength of your essence). The rum can be swapped for any other alcohol, but flavour wise rum seems to work well with chocolate. Treat friends to these moreish rum truffles. They make an ideal gift for grown-ups, or you can omit the rum to make plain chocolate truffles for children Nutrition: Per serving (20) Nutrient Technically, these are “truffles” because the chocolate ganache rum balls are dipped in melted chocolate after they are chilled. Add the vanilla extract and the pinch of salt to the cream mixture and blend in. When nearly cold, add the rum or rum essence and then add into the cake crumbs and mix well till evenly combined. I love making homemade Christmas gifts – I’m not in any way a crafty person at all – my strengths lie in the kitchen! the perfect homemade Christmas giftThese cake truffles remind me a type of cake dessert sold in a sweet shops when I was growing up. It was quite large (like 4-5 cm) and round and was called ‘ the potato’. Probably not the nicest name anyone could have invented, but I guess it was because the cake ball was not perfectly round and rolled in cocoa powder resembling the actual potato. Place the chopped chocolate and double cream in a medium heavy based saucepan and melt over a low heat, stirring every now and then. When the chocolate has almost completely melted, stir until the mixture is smooth. The fab combination of cake and chocolate, which makes these truffles soft and moreish. Any specialist equipment needed? Glad I found this recipe. Was looking for one that didn’t use wafers. Used Wild Turkey in mine. What I want to use I can’t get in the States anymore, Canadian Club Sherry Cask. If anybody can get it, try it and let me know how it was. Whatever you decide to use, keep it simple these chocolate truffles will look homemade, and that’s okay because handmade gifts are the best. Nothing says I love you more than a gift of homemade rum truffles.