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Chocolate truffle star cake
Photo: David Holifield

Chocolate truffle star cake

21 ingredients Cuts into 12-14 slices openrecipes
Chocolate truffle star cake

Glamorous enough to serve as a dessert, this makes a stunning centrepiece. And the bonus is you can make the whole thing ahead and freeze until you need it

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

890
Calories
21g
Protein
32g
Fat
126g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 9 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Coffee not in our table 0
Truffle not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 140g dark chocolate , 70% cocoa solids, broken into pieces
  • 140g butter , cut into pieces
  • 2 tsp coffee granules
  • 50g self-raising flour
  • 50g plain flour
  • ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 140g light muscovado sugar
  • 140g golden caster sugar
  • 1.5 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 2 medium eggs
  • 3 tbsp soured cream
  • 100g white chocolate
  • 25g dark chocolate
  • 5-6 small chocolate truffles
  • 100ml double cream
  • 50g white chocolate , very finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp boiling water
  • 100ml double cream
  • 2 tsp golden caster sugar
  • 50g dark chocolate , very finely chopped
  • 1.5 tbsp boiling water

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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