Pound Cake Truffles Recipes

POUND CAKE TRUFFLES 3 WAYS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Lightly grease 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with shortening or spray lightly with cooking spray; lightly flour.
• In large bowl, beat Pound Cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally, until smooth. Pour batter into pan.
• Bake about 1 hour 30 minutes or until golden brown on top and toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan on cooling rack 20 minutes. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Cut cake into 3 equal portions. Use 1 portion to make each flavor of truffles.
• To make Apricot Brandy Pound Cake Truffles, line cookie sheet with waxed paper. Crumble one-third of pound cake into large bowl. Add frosting and preserves; stir until thoroughly combined. Roll mixture into 1-inch balls; place on cookie sheet. Roll each truffle twice in pecans.
• To make Lemon Toasted Coconut Pound Cake Truffles, line cookie sheet with waxed paper. Crumble one-third of pound cake into large bowl. Add frosting, coconut and lemon peel; stir until thoroughly combined. Roll mixture into 1-inch balls; place on cookie sheet.
• To make Dark Chocolate Pistachio Pound Cake Truffles, line cookie sheet with waxed paper. Crumble one-third of pound cake into large bowl. Add frosting; stir until thoroughly combined. Roll mixture into 1-inch balls; place on cookie sheet. Roll each truffle twice in pistachios.

POUND CAKE TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Melt chocolate in bowl over saucepan of hot water.
• Break up pound cake and place in kitchen mixer.
• Add sugar, cocoa, butter, almonds and Amaretto and mix until completely smooth.
• Roll mixture into small balls.
• Roll balls in chocolate with your hands and place on kitchen paper.
• When all the balls are completed start again and re-coat all balls.
• Store in airtight container.

FIVE-MINUTE TRIFLE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. , Cut the cake into 1-in. cubes; place in a 2-qt. glass bowl. Top with raspberries and pudding. Cover and refrigerate until serving. Garnish with whipped topping and additional raspberries.

CAKE TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Cook the cake as directed on the box for a 13 X 9 cake.
• After the cake is cooked and cooled completely, crumble into a large bowl. Make sure any parts that have a more crusty texture (from the outside edge of the pan) are picked out.
• Mix the cake thoroughly with the cream cheese frosting (like you would mix meatloaf). Make sure the cake is moist enough to roll into balls, but not mushy; you may not need to use all of the frosting (I find that about 3/4 of the container is a good amount).
• Roll the mixture into quarter-size balls and lay on a wax-paper covered cookie sheet.
• Chill for several hours (you can speed this up by putting in the freezer).
• Melt chocolate in the microwave per directions on package.
• Roll balls in chocolate and lay on wax paper until firm. (Use two spoons to dip and roll in chocolate and then tap off extra.).
• Decorate as desired.
• NOTES:.
• For steps 3 and 4, I found it works very well to wear powder-free latex gloves (if you're not allergic). I already have them for cutting jalapenos. They don't stick to the cake, and no coloring gets on your hands (if you're working with a red velvet cake, like in my eyeball pictures).
• If using small sprinkles to decorate, use a 1/4 teaspoons measuring spoon, and sprinkle a little on the top of each cake truffle before the chocolate coating firms up.
• I chilled my cake truffles in the refrigerator overnight (for step 5), and they were easy to work with.
• I used a 1 lb. bag of candy melts from the craft store, but I ran out near the last 1/3 of my cake truffles, so I covered the rest with either powdered sugar or drizzled semi-sweet chocolate (therefore, I recommend using more than one bag of candy melts, or a couple of packages of candy bark available at most grocery stores).
• The recipe says it makes 40-50 cake truffles, but I usually get about 88 (I must roll them smaller).