House Milk Truffle

Name: House Milk Truffle
Yield: Makes about 80 truffles
Ingredients: 85 g (3 oz/7 tbsp) unsalted butter, cut into cubes and at room temperature; 550 g (1¼lb) fine milk chocolate (32% cocoa solids); 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) tempered fine dark (bittersweet) chocolate and cocoa powder, to coat; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) tempered fine dark (bittersweet) chocolate and cocoa powder, to coat; 1 quantity Chocolate Cocoa Butter Solution; 300 ml (½ pint/1¼ cups) whipping (pouring) cream; 45 g (1½ oz) invert sugar; 550 g (1¼lb) fine milk chocolate (32% cocoa solids)

Preparation info

Makes about
80
truffles

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Couture Chocolate

By William Curley

Published 2011

About

Rich, unadulterated and incredibly moreish truffles that are cut instead of piped for a different appearance.

Ingredients

1 quantity Chocolate Cocoa Butter Solution
300 ml (½ pint/

Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Chocolate

Method

Place a non-stick baking mat on a baking tray (sheet) and brush the surface with the chocolate cocoa butter solution.
Put the cream and invert sugar in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Take off the heat and leave to cool until it reaches 65-70°C (149-158°F).
Melt the chopped chocolate in a bowl over a bain-marie (water bath) until it reaches about 45