Recipe for "truffles-4"

NAME

     TRUFFLES-4 - Very simple chocolate truffles
     I found this recipe in the flight magazine for a  trip  from
     London to Vienna.  I think Vienna is probably the best place
     in the world for cakes and sweets.  Whatever you  do,  never
     go  to  Vienna  if you are on a diet.  This is also the only
     recipe I have ever collected that is  in  cups  rather  than
     grams!

INGREDIENTS (Makes 25-30)

     190 g     sugar
     75 g      powdered chocolate
     125 ml    whipping cream
     60 g      unsalted butter

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Put all ingredients  in  a  solid  sauce-pan,  mix
               while bringing slowly to the boil.
          (2)  Boil gently.
          (3)  After two minutes you will have a wonderful  icing
               for cakes, and a sauce for ice cream.
          (4)  After six minutes (or a little longer if you  want
               your  truffles harder) take sauce-pan off heat and
               allow the mixture to cool slightly.  At this point
               you  can  add dark rum or any other liqueur if you
               wish.  Cool in  the  refrigerator  for  about  one
               hour.
          (5)  Form into balls about the size  of  large  marbles
               and  roll them in powdered chocolate. Cool to room
               temperature, or chill.

RATING

     Difficulty: easy.  Time:  30  minutes  preparation,  1  hour
     cooling,  1  hour  forming  balls.   Precision:  measure the
     ingredients.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Martin Prime.
     Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK
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