Bakers Royale

Time for a Baileys Friendsgiving! Okay, it’s really Friendsgiving all the time with me and my friends, but this Friendsgiving mini-soiree was a great excuse to play around with some Baileys. In fact we used this mini-soiree to sample some desserts and plan our bigger holiday party. Since its high holiday season and everyone’s busy with holiday planning and attending holiday plans, I wanted to create recipes for easy entertaining and one that you can even gift. How’s that for multi-tasking?

To start things off I made a truffle with one of my favorite flavors, mint. Let me start by saying I’m really particular about mint. Too much mint and things start to go bad because it can have an overpowering effect. To keep the mint as an enhancer rather than a dominator to the chocolate I used Baileys® Hint of Mint Chocolate. Its smooth mint flavor is set against a subtle chocolate undertone that makes it perfect for flavoring a dark chocolate truffle body.

Mint Chocolate Truffles

These turned out so great, I’m adding them to my holiday gift giving. Next up is the Café Au Lait Trifle. Folded into the body of the chocolate mousse is Baileys® with a Hint of Coffee. » Read the rest of this entry «

Cake Batter Bombes ~ Cake, sprinkles and chocolate rolled into a creamy bite size bombe. This is an easy four ingredient dessert that’s always a crowd a pleaser.

Cake Batter Bombes

You might be more familiar with these being called Cake Batter Truffles, but I generally, have a hard time accepting anything called a truffle if it lacks the traditional chocolate ganache body. I know weird, right-can’t help it.

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Turning a classic truffle into a modern sophisticate with a little salted caramel and whiskey.

Salted Caramel and Whiskey Truffle

Here’s the secret: Cook the salted caramel right to up to the point the mixture is about to burn. The caramel will impart a deep flavor that moves beyond the one dimensional sweetness when cooked only to a light or medium amber. Throw whiskey in the mix and you have yourself a classic truffle that is updated with a little sweet and salty along with some whiskey.      » Read the rest of this entry «