Birthday Truffles

Name: Birthday Truffles
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 5 g (⅛ oz) sea salt; 60 g (2¼ oz) unsalted butter, melted; 20 g (¾oz) caster (superfine) sugar; 20 g (¾ oz) expen$ive sprinkles; 50 g (1¾ oz) white chocolate, chopped up if in bar form; 25 g (1 oz) vegetable oil; The tops from 3 funfetti sponges; 150 g (5½ oz) whole milk; 15 g (½ oz) cornflour (cornstarch); 15 g (½ oz) cornflour (cornstarch); 50 g (1¾ oz) plain (all-purpose) flour; 50 g (1¾ oz) custard powder

Preparation info

Makes
24
truffles

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

GET BAKED

By Rich Myers

Published 2023

About

These truffles make use of leftover funfetti sponge from the Expen$ive Birthday Cake. They are about half the size of Bruce’s Balls, so you’ll need to use a smaller ice cream scoop to get the right size.

Ingredients

For the sprinkle sand

50 g (1¾ oz) custard powder
50 g (1¾

Europe
United Kingdom
Leftovers
Chocolate
Vegetarian
Mediterranean
Microwave

Method

Preheat your oven to 140°C (275°F/gas 1).

Start by making the sprinkle sand. Combine all the dry ingredients in a bowl, then add the melted butter and toss with a spoon until evenly distributed. The mixture should start to come together, forming small clusters. Spread out on a