gold painted chocolate truffles
Gold-Painted Chocolate Truffles 4 1/2 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped 2 1/2 ounces unsalted butter, softened 1 egg yolk 4 ounces sifted confectioners' sugar 3 ounces heavy crea...
Ingredients
- 41/2 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 21/2 ounces unsalted butter, softened
- 1egg yolk
- 4ouncesifted confectioners' sugar
- 3ounceheavy cream
- 1tablespooncoffee-flavored liqueur
- 4ouncesemisweet chocolate, chopped
Directions
- 1
Gold-Painted Chocolate Truffles 4 1/2 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped 2 1/2 ounces unsalted butter, softened 1 egg yolk 4 ounces sifted
- 2
Using a whisk, incorporate softened butter, then egg yolk, sifted confectioners' sugar and cream into the melted chocolate
- 3
Whisk until smooth
- 4
Pour chocolate mixture in heart molds or any other molds (an egg poacher works well as a mold), and refrigerate until set, about 3 hours
- 5
Melt remaining 4 ounces of chocolate in a double boiler until just fluid
- 6
Unmold chocolate truffles and dip them in the melted chocolate, shake off excess chocolate and set on parchment paper
- 7
Trim excess chocolate
- 8
In a small bowl, combine liqueur and gold dust to achieve a paint-like consistency