Rum Truffles

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 25
• 6 1/2 ounces dark cooking chocolate, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup cream
• 1 ounce butter
• 1 2/3 ounces crumbled chocolate cake
• 2 teaspoons dark rum
• 1/2 cup chocolate sprinkles

Recipe

• 1 line a baking sheet with foil.
• 2 place chocolate in a medium bowl.
• 3 combine cream and butter in a snall pan; stir over low heat until the butter melts and the mixture is just boiling.
• 4 pour hot cream mixture over the chocolate; stir until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth.
• 5 stir in cake crumbs and rum; combine well.
• 6 refrigerate 20 minutes, stirring occasionally or until it is just frim enough to handle.
• 7 roll heaped teaspoons of mixture into balls.
• 8 spread chocolate sprinkles on a sheet of wax paper.
• 9 roll each truffle in sprinkles, then place on prepared baking sheet.
• 10 refrigerate 30 minutes or until firm.
• 11 serve in small paper candy cups, if desired.