Name: Chocolate balls
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 125 gram cream cheese, chopped; 1 cup nutella; 350 gram madeira cake, crumbled; 1/2 cup ground almonds, toasted; 180 gram dark chocolate; 15 gram copha; 1/4 cup desiccated coconut; 1/4 cup cocoa

Ingredients

125 gram cream cheese, chopped

1 cup nutella

350 gram madeira cake, crumbled

1/2 cup ground almonds, toasted

180 gram dark chocolate

15 gram copha

1/4 cup desiccated coconut

1/4 cup cocoa

Method

1.Line a baking tray with foil.

2.In a bowl, beat cream cheese and Nutella together until smooth. Mix in cake crumbs and almonds. Chill until firm enough to handle.

3.Roll tablespoonfuls of mixture into balls. Arrange on tray.

4.Melt chocolate and Copha together in a small saucepan over a low heat, stirring.

5.Using 2 forks, toss balls in chocolate then toss in coconut or cocoa. Chill until firm. Store in an airtight container in the fridge. Pack into boxes as a gift.

If preferred, melt chocolate with Copha in the microwave oven on medium (50 per cent) power in 1-minute bursts, stirring after each. Also, to make it easier, spoon the chocolate over the balls and then sprinkle with the coconut or cocoa.
Note

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