Chocolate Cayenne Truffles
- Ready In:
- 8hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
20-30 truffles (depending on size)
- Serves:
- 10
ingredients
- 9 ounces semisweet chocolate
- 3⁄4 cup butter
- 4 teaspoons cayenne pepper
- 6 tablespoons cream
- 1 1⁄4 cups powdered sugar
- 1⁄3 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons ginger
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
directions
- Melt chocolate, butter and cayenne in a double boiler, or a bowl in the microwave. Stir well.
- Remove from heat. Mix in cream and 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar. Stir well. (The sugar will stick together in small lumps if you aren't vigorous about it.).
- Cover, and chill overnight.
- Create a mixture of 1/3 cup powdered sugar, the cocoa powder, ginger, and cinnamon.
- Scoop out the chocolate, one tablespoon at a time. Mold it into balls. (this is messy; get used to it.) Roll the balls in the powder mixture to coat them.
- Put them back in the fridge, until serving time.
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