Miniature Chocolate Truffle Tree Cakes

Name: Miniature Chocolate Truffle Tree Cakes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 recipe Praline Almonds; 340 grams vanilla candy coating squares; 1 recipe Chocolate-Praline Truffles; 1 recipe White Chocolate Buttercream Frosting; 1 recipe Chocolate Cake; 118 milliliters chopped uncolored pistachios, divided; 94 grams white sparkling sugar; 57 grams white chocolate, shaved

Miniature Chocolate Truffle Tree Cakes might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 518 calories, 3g of protein, and 26g of fat. A mixture of sparkling sugar, chocolate, recipe chocolate-praline truffles, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Prepare Chocolate Cake batter; pour into a greased and floured 15- x 10-inch jellyroll pan.

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Chocolate

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Frying Pan

Bake at 350 for 22 to 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes. Invert onto a parchment or wax paper-lined rack; cool.

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Wax Paper

Wire Rack

Oven

Frying Pan

Lift parchment paper and cake layer together, and place on a cutting board.

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Baking Paper

Cutting Board

Cut 12 (3-inch) circles with a round biscuit cutter. (Reserve trimmings for another use.)

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Biscuits

Prepare mixture for Chocolate-Praline Truffles.

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Chocolate

Pralines

Spread truffle mixture in a 1/4-inch-thick layer over top of 6 cake circles, reserving remaining truffle mixture; top each with another cake circle. Cover and chill 1 hour.

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Spread

Spread remaining truffle mixture over top and sides of cakes.

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Spread

Combine Praline Almonds and 1/4 cup chopped pistachios; roll cake edges in mixture.

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Candied Almonds

Pistachio Nuts

Roll

Spoon White Chocolate Buttercream Frosting into a small heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag; seal. Snip a 1/2-inch hole in 1 corner of bag. Pipe a frosting mound evenly on top of each cake; sprinkle evenly with shaved white chocolate.

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White Chocolate

Frosting

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Ziploc Bags

Draw 6 (3-inch) circles on a sheet of parchment paper. Turn over, and line a baking sheet with paper, making sure pattern shows through.

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Microwave candy coating squares in a 2-quart microwave-safe bowl at MEDIUM (50% power) 3 minutes or until melted, whisking every 30 seconds. Spoon into a small heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag; seal. Snip a tiny hole in 1 corner of bag.

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Almond Bark

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Ziploc Bags

Whisk

Microwave

Bowl

Drizzle a triangle inside each circle, forming a tree shape; randomly drizzle coating inside each triangle.

Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup chopped pistachios and sparkling sugar. Freeze 30 minutes or until firm. Peel from paper. Gently insert a tree into each frosting mound. Store in refrigerator up to 2 days.

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Pistachio Nuts

Frosting

Sugar