Confectionary for bloke?

Twinny99

Wont putting them in the fridge make them harder

mrbadexample

Twinny99 wrote:

Wont putting them in the fridge make them harder

They are in the fridge, but they soften extremely quickly when taken out.

Toxic_Lemon

mrbadexample wrote:

Thank you! Have you any recommendations for making them firmer? What's gone wrong here?

I think the rum truffles will be better because the cake crumbs will aid cohesion.

Is the recipe in this thread? I'll take a look at it.

mrbadexample

Toxic_Lemon wrote:

Is the recipe in this thread? I'll take a look at it.

Here, complete with video!

jobbingmusician

DId you use unsalted butter? I ask because the cheapest stuff (Tesco's etc at 52p) has a higher moisture content IMHO.

Bung them in the fridge - I think you'll find they will harden up overnight and be firmer in the morning (so many things are )

PS I've just looked at your recipe site. Lurpak is lactic butter, with a lower moisture content (I didn't know this before, the site has just told me!) ... so I wonder about the butter you used.

Don't panic though, I still think your truffles will firm up overnight. I seem to have distant memories of having had the same problem myself when I've made something similar (and I DID use cheap butter).

Toxic_Lemon

Hmmm.....there's the problem: too much cream!! If you look at my truffle recipe I posted:

Easy Chocolate Truffles

225g dark ckocolate chopped
150ml cream
2 tbp brandy (or rum or whisky or ....)

....there's more chocolate than there is cream. Yours is the other way around. Have a look at this dark chocolate and cardamom recipe on Waitrose website. Similar quantities to mine. Yours is WAY out.

What recipe are you doing for the rum truffles?

mrbadexample

jobbingmusician wrote:

DId you use unsalted butter?

Yes, because the recipe said so! I even fought my way round Morrisons for the second time in one day to get it! :rolleyes:

mrbadexample

Toxic_Lemon wrote:

Hmmm.....there's the problem: too much cream!! If you look at my truffle recipe I posted:

Easy Chocolate Truffles

225g dark ckocolate chopped
150ml cream
2 tbp brandy (or rum or whisky or ....)

....there's more chocolate than there is cream. Yours is the other way around. Have a look at this dark chocolate and cardamom recipe on Waitrose website. Similar quantities to mine. Yours is WAY out.

What recipe are you doing for the rum truffles?

Well, the [STRIKE]bird[/STRIKE] lady in the video didn't seem to have too much trouble! So, if I tried it again, you think I should reduce the quantity of cream to, say, 150ml?

I'm going for AB's recipe for the rum truffles, (post 2 I think), which has very little cream by comparison.

Maybe I didn't whip it for long enough, although it had well over 5 minutes and was the consistency described.

jobbingmusician

But was it Lurpak/lactic unsalted?:rotfl:

I really wouldn't worry. I've just watched the video (without sound, whilst watching Lee Evans and waiting for Hamster) and the chef's are really soft too. Just watch as she puts the top one on the pile - it really sags! I reckon hers will firm up overnight too!

mrbadexample

Toxic_Lemon wrote:

Have a look at this dark chocolate and cardamom recipe on Waitrose website.

And does that really say 3 tablespoons of cardomom pods? :eek: Mine has the seeds from 4 pods, which is plenty! I wouldn't fancy that much! _pale_