Fresh cream truffles made of softly melting dark chocolate ganache are the ultimate indulgence and the perfect way to catch the flavour notes of the cacao.
When I was searching for new types of cacao in Venezuela, I went from hacienda to hacienda with my cast iron pot grinding cacao and making truffles to find the flavour notes I was looking for.
This really is easy enough to do on a hillside!
270g Rio Caribe 72% dark chocolate Chef’s Drops, nutty coffee notes,
or if you prefer, use 190g roughly chopped 100% cacao
and add 80g more sugar.
Vary the type of cacao you use according to the flavour profile you’d like.
70g raw cane sugar
250g fresh double cream
50g 100% Medellin Cocoa powder for dusting
80g your choice of chocolate for dipping (optional)
baking trays & baking paper
optional – piping bag for if your kitchen is too hot and the mixture gets too warm to handle