Easy Chocolate Truffles

Title:
Easy Chocolate Truffles

Yield:
6 Dozen

Categories:
Candies,
Gifts




Ingredients:





   510 g  Devil's Food Cake Mix; pkg


 1 1/3 c  Water


   1/3 c  Vegetable oil


     3    Eggs


     1 c  Orange juice


   2/3 c  Butter; melted


     1 tb Each rum and orange extract


          Icing sugar


          Sprinkles and or finely


          -chopped nut






 1.  Prepare, bake, and cool cake mix according to package instructions.


 Bake it 13"x9" pan.  Let cake stand on wire rack at room temp for 24 hrs.


 


 2.  Trim edges, and cut cake in half.  Crumble each into a separate bowl.


 Add half the orange juice and butter and 1 tbsp rum or orange extract into


 each bowl.  Stir well.


 


 3.  Dipping hands frequently in icing sugar, form small balls.  Place on


 baking sheets lined with plastic wrap.  Roll balls in sprinkles or nuts,


 pressing gently so sprinkles adhere.


 


 4.  Refrigerate 8 hrs until firm.  Place truffles in candy cases and


 refrigerate in covered container for up to 1 week.


 


 Notice, no rum - great for kids


 


 Contributor:  "Homemaker's" Sept 97  Betty Crocker Ad


 


 Posted to recipelu-digest by Cathleen 
on Feb 04, 1998