Ghost Truffles

Name: Ghost Truffles
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 36 servings Gel or writing icing in black, for decoration; 1 batch cake, your choice of flavor (9x13-inch pan yield); 473 milliliters vanilla buttercream frosting; 624 grams coarsely chopped white chocolate (or 2 bags white chocolate chips)

Ghost Truffles

Ghost Truffles might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe makes 36 servings with 287 calories, 1g of protein, and 12g of fat each. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 3 hours. It is perfect for Halloween. If you have chocolate, batch cake, vanilla buttercream frosting, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet.

Instructions

After your cake is baked and cooled, crumble it into a large bowl.

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Bowl

Mix thoroughly by hand with the frosting (it will get pretty messy, so you might want to use gloves).

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Frosting

Roll mixture into balls, about the size of golf balls. If desired, you can roll them into a slightly oval form, to add some height.

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Roll

Chill for at least 2 hours in the refrigerator, or at least 1/2 hour in the freezer. You can also chill overnight in the refrigerator.

Once you are close to the end of your chilling period, lay out a large piece of waxed paper and set a wire rack on top.

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Wire Rack

Melt the white chocolate in a double boiler over low heat until it is smooth and pourable.

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White Chocolate

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Double Boiler

Remove from heat.

Remove the truffles from the refrigerator or freezer a few at a time, and place on the wire rack with an inch and a half around each truffle.

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Truffles

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Wire Rack

Using a spoon or ladle, pour a small amount of the white chocolate mixture on top of the truffles. You want to spoon it over the truffles rather than dipping them, because this will give a slightly "draped" appearance which will work to make the truffles look ghostly. Allow the excess to drip onto the waxed paper.

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White Chocolate

Truffles

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Ladle