HELP!! Somebody call an intervention team!!!I can't stop baking/cooking! I need to clean, therefore I bake... I really do need to stop procrastinating on the cleaning or we're all going to gain 20lbs. before New Year...Hello New Year's Resolution!
Here are the recipe's for the yummy things we've been making...
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes (DELICIOUS!!)
~Kraft Food & Family, Holiday 2006
Chocolate Truffles
1 lb. bittersweet chocolate, coarsley chopped
3/4 cup heavy cream
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, sliced, at room temperature
2 T. Godiva chocolate liqueur (or whatever you like...we're doing Creme de Menthe next)
3 cups unsweetened cocoa powder, for dusting
Melt chocolate with the cream in a glass bowl set over a pan of simmering water, stirring occasionally until smooth. Once smooth, remove from heat and add in the butter and liqueur. Stir untill all butter has melted and the mixture is completely smooth.
Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until very cold and set, butu still soft enough to work with (about 2 hours).
Line a large rimmed baking sheet with wax paper (or parchment). Use a mini melon baller (or mini ice cream scoop) to scoop out balls of chocolate, and set them in the prepared baking sheet. Refrigrate for 20 minutes.
Put cocoa in a large bowl. Dust your hands with cocoa and roll balls (one at a time) between your palms until smooth (this gets a little messy...have a damp rag available for wiping hands every few minutes). Place each ball into the cocoa and toss to coat. Return to the lined baking sheet and refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes. The truffles can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
Saltine Toffee
Peanut Butter Cookie Sandwiches
~Cottage Living, March 2008
