Chocolate Star Anise Truffles
- Ready In:
- 12hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Yields:
-
45 truffles
ingredients
- 400 ml double cream
- 400 g dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids broken into small pieces)
- 1 star anise
- 50 g cocoa powder (for dusting)
directions
- line a 23cm square cake tin or similar with cling film allowing plenty of overhang at the sides.
- bring cream to boil in a nonstick saucpan. put choclate in a bowl and add into saucepan. tale of the heat.
- leave for a minute or two and then stir and leave to stand for another minute or two until chocolate has completely melted.
- grind star anise with pestle and mortar, dust through seive to remove fine woody bits. fold dust into choco cream mixture.
- pour truffle mix into half of the cake tin, before it spreads to fill the whole cake tin fold the cling film back over to create a deep rectangle approx 2 cm deep. smooth surface with your fingers tuck clingfilm ends under tin to keep the slab in place. chill overnight until set.
- turn truffle slab out onto a work surface and peel off clingfilm trim edges and cut into 2cm squares, dust with cocoa powder.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
cakeinmyface
United States
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