So you know how I mentioned that I get requests for that Red Velvet recipe all the time? I wasn't kidding. Last Thursday, after Imports@CPP devoured my Triple Chocolate Brownies (to be posted eventually), I asked them for any requests on what I should make next.
I know, I know. I just posted Red Velvet yesterday, and here I am doing a rehash. I apologize. It wont happen again, I promise....no I don't. Who am I kidding. These suckers are so delicious, you wont want an apology. Instead, I will provide a story =]
I just got back from a road trip to the East Coast recently. During my travels I was able to stop by St. Louis, MO. I can honestly say that I am capable of loving this city to death. Not only do they have an amazing smokehouse within the city limits, but it also very beautiful when it rains. Personally, I hate the rain, so to say that its beautiful is something I don't do very often.
This is a picture of the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Mo. It was the last picture I took before something happened to me that I was sure only happened in the theaters.
I know, I know. I just posted Red Velvet yesterday, and here I am doing a rehash. I apologize. It wont happen again, I promise....no I don't. Who am I kidding. These suckers are so delicious, you wont want an apology. Instead, I will provide a story =]
I just got back from a road trip to the East Coast recently. During my travels I was able to stop by St. Louis, MO. I can honestly say that I am capable of loving this city to death. Not only do they have an amazing smokehouse within the city limits, but it also very beautiful when it rains. Personally, I hate the rain, so to say that its beautiful is something I don't do very often.
This is a picture of the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Mo. It was the last picture I took before something happened to me that I was sure only happened in the theaters.
This is an image I found using Google. It isn't me, but I wish it was. At least this girl had an umbrella, and her puddle was fairly small. But you get the idea. The next thing I knew, I saw this car, a puddle and then a huge wave of water. Luckily I didn't freeze and had enough common sense to fold my body around my camera. I'm happy to say that my wet, soggy sacrifice paid off, and that my camera is still in tip top shape. yay! Anyways, you are all probably wondering "why the heck is she telling us this pointless story? get to the recipe!" But there is a point! sort of.
Today it rained. A LOT. It reminded me of that giant wave of dirty street water coming at me all over again. Living in Southern California, rain like this is almost a crime. I mean, it was "I never want to get out of this bed and cuddle all day today" kind of rain. puh...there goes my workout. And to make things better for my body, I told myself I would get to work on those truffles today for the sake of my sanity. It takes me forever to get truffles dipped, and being as stingy and broke as I am, I hate wasting all that extra chocolate. So today was a baking day. A cold, rainy, gloomy, baking day. At least the truffles are delicious! =]
Today it rained. A LOT. It reminded me of that giant wave of dirty street water coming at me all over again. Living in Southern California, rain like this is almost a crime. I mean, it was "I never want to get out of this bed and cuddle all day today" kind of rain. puh...there goes my workout. And to make things better for my body, I told myself I would get to work on those truffles today for the sake of my sanity. It takes me forever to get truffles dipped, and being as stingy and broke as I am, I hate wasting all that extra chocolate. So today was a baking day. A cold, rainy, gloomy, baking day. At least the truffles are delicious! =]
For these truffles, I figured it would be too risky to use my Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting. The lightness of that frosting would probably not hold together the cake into balls and I would just end up with Red Velvet mush. Hey, not that I'm complaining. Anything Red Velvet is sure to be delightful, but for appearance sake, I made a sturdier Cream Cheese Frosting.
Ingredients:
1 batch Red Velvet Cake
1 batch Cream Cheese frosting
Chocolate Candy Coating
Cream Cheese Frosting:
1 block (8 oz) Cream Cheese, room temp.
1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temp.
2T vanilla extract
~2 cups Powdered sugar (use more or less to taste)
1. Cream together Cream Cheese, butter, and vanilla extract.
2. Gradually add powdered sugar to taste. Mix well between each addition.
Assembly:
1. Make the Red Velvet Cake. Cool Completely.
2. While cake is cooling, make the Cream Cheese Frosting. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl, crumble the cake into fine pieces. Think moist bread crumbs.
4. Add frosting to the cake crumbles. (now the fun part) Using your hands, mix the frosting and cake together until the frosting is fully incorporated.
5. Cover a large cookie sheet with Wax paper. Roll the newly formed "dough" into 1T balls, and place onto cookie sheet. Refrigerate for at least 30 min.
6. Melt candy coating. Insert some sort of poking device (I used toothpicks and thin chopsticks) halfway into each cake ball. Dip into candy coating, shaking off any excess. Return covered cake ball to the wax paper. Repeat and let dry completely before removing. If desired, you can decorate, while still wet, with sprinkles, jimmies, etc., or wait for the chocolate to dry before applying a different colored coating.
7. Enjoy your Red Velvet Truffles.
Ingredients:
1 batch Red Velvet Cake
1 batch Cream Cheese frosting
Chocolate Candy Coating
Cream Cheese Frosting:
1 block (8 oz) Cream Cheese, room temp.
1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temp.
2T vanilla extract
~2 cups Powdered sugar (use more or less to taste)
1. Cream together Cream Cheese, butter, and vanilla extract.
2. Gradually add powdered sugar to taste. Mix well between each addition.
Assembly:
1. Make the Red Velvet Cake. Cool Completely.
2. While cake is cooling, make the Cream Cheese Frosting. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl, crumble the cake into fine pieces. Think moist bread crumbs.
4. Add frosting to the cake crumbles. (now the fun part) Using your hands, mix the frosting and cake together until the frosting is fully incorporated.
5. Cover a large cookie sheet with Wax paper. Roll the newly formed "dough" into 1T balls, and place onto cookie sheet. Refrigerate for at least 30 min.
6. Melt candy coating. Insert some sort of poking device (I used toothpicks and thin chopsticks) halfway into each cake ball. Dip into candy coating, shaking off any excess. Return covered cake ball to the wax paper. Repeat and let dry completely before removing. If desired, you can decorate, while still wet, with sprinkles, jimmies, etc., or wait for the chocolate to dry before applying a different colored coating.
7. Enjoy your Red Velvet Truffles.
I apologize for the lack of better pictures. As I have said before, today is a lazy day. I didn't even finish dipping all of my cake balls yet! I leave you with an old nursery song.
"Rain rain go away, come again another day..."....um...yeah....
I really don't know the rest of that song, so that's all you get. Till next time!
"Rain rain go away, come again another day..."....um...yeah....
I really don't know the rest of that song, so that's all you get. Till next time!